JINKS MOTOR CARRIERS INC
JINKS MOTOR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2897665) in MIDLOTHIAN, VA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- 5 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-11-30 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-07) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-05-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 12
- Total drivers
- 13
- Years in business
- 10
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 100%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 4 times last 2025-05-07
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-06-14Stale (>24 mo)
- Insurance lapse history
- 5 lapse(s) most recent 2018-11-30
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-07-18 → 2025-03-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
7 | 2 | 2025-03-11 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 0 | 2024-01-18 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 1 | 2024-01-18 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 1 | 2024-01-18 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-18 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-18 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2025-03-11 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2025-03-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-03-11 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
2024-01-18 9 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602A-HMER | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620B-HMAMC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMSP | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B5-LNCDLNVE | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-07-18 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-07-18 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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