HaulerCheck · https://haulercheck.com/carrier/261423-jat-of-fort-wayne-inc/ · Checked 2026-10-20 10:02 UTC · Census and inspections Oct 19, 2026 · Authority and insurance: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC
Carrier & Broker
Motor carrier & Broker under MC163876
No risk signals found
How risk signals workNothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below.
Cargo cover filed: $5,000
Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.
What to verify next
- Confirm authority and insurance on the official Motus record ↗. Safety record: SAFER ↗.
- Call back on the number on file, (260) 482-8447, not a number from an email or load board.
- Check that the MC number you were given is MC163876.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load; if it brokers your load, ask for proof of its BMC-84/85 bond or trust instead.
Insurance on file
Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: $5,000.
| Type | Docket | Layer | Insurer | Coverage | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo | MC163876 | — | Hartford Fire Insurance Company Policy 83 MS IU0700 · BMC-34 | $5,000 | May 1, 2006 | Active |
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC163876 | Primary | Arch Insurance Company Policy ZACAT3337508 · BMC-91X | $1,000,000 | May 1, 2026 | Active |
| Surety Bond | MC163876 | — | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Policy 7901103490 · BMC-84 | $75,000 | Oct 1, 2022 | Active |
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 3 policies
| Ended | Type | Insurer | Effective | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC163876 | ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY Policy ZACAT3337507 | May 1, 2025 | Replaced |
| May 1, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC163876 | ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY Policy ZACAT3337506 | May 1, 2024 | Replaced |
| May 1, 2024 | Liability (BI&PD) MC163876 | ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY Policy ZACAT3337505 | May 1, 2023 | Replaced |
"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.
Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.
Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.
Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
19 of 71 · Indiana avg 23.1%
2 of 170 · Indiana avg 5.5%
By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate
Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.
Where it was inspected 27 states and provinces, 24 months
- OH 40 23.5%
- IN 36 21.2%
- MI 16 9.4%
- PA 13 7.6%
- MD 10 5.9%
- IL 10 5.9%
Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months
Power units: 88
87 tractors · 1 semi-trailers
International 111Volvo 3Freightliner 2Wabash 1
122 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.
Trailers: 134
132 semi-trailers · 1 full trailers · 1 tractors
Great Dane 64Utility 47Wabash 24Vanguard 6Heil 1International 1
Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.
Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months
Clemens Food Group 9Sdi Lafarga 9Johns Manville 6Sdi Lafarga Copperworks 6Mccormick & Company Inc 4Csc Indiana 3Meijer 2Kountry Wood Products 2
As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.
10 most recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | MI | 2 | 1 | No |
| Sep 28, 2026 | MI | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2026 | WV | 3 | 1 | No |
| Sep 10, 2026 | IN | 3 | 1 | No |
| Sep 9, 2026 | MO | 2 | 4 | No |
| Sep 8, 2026 | NC | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2026 | IL | 3 | 0 | No |
| Aug 31, 2026 | OH | 3 | 1 | No |
| Aug 26, 2026 | OH | 1 | 1 | No |
| Aug 25, 2026 | IN | 3 | 1 | No |
How these rates are calculated
Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Indiana average covers 61,554 vehicle and 111,190 driver inspections of all Indiana-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗
Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months
120 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 27 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.
Why is this different from the 170 violations above?
The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.
| Category (FMCSA BASIC) | Violations | Out of service | Share | Indiana share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 50 | 24 | 41.7% | 58.8% |
| Unsafe Driving | 44 | 0 | 36.7% | 19.1% |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 23 | 0 | 19.2% | 18.1% |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 3 | 2.5% | 3.6% |
10 most frequent violations
| Violation | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|
| State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR | 17 | 0 |
| Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL | 9 | 9 |
| State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2 | 8 | 0 |
| State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3 | 8 | 0 |
| HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524 | 5 | 0 |
| HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS | 4 | 0 |
| State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD | 4 | 0 |
| Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR | 4 | 0 |
| License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 38323A2LCDLN | 3 | 3 |
| Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOLTIS | 3 | 3 |
Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Indiana column is the mix across all Indiana-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.
Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
9 most recent crashes
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Dorr Twp, MI | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Tewksbury Twp, NJ | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Crane (Township Of), OH | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Stroudsburg Borough, PA | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 2025 | Seymour, IN | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Knox (Starke), IN | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Jersey City, NJ | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Smithfield Township, PA | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Elizabethtown, KY | 0 | 0 |
Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.
Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026
| USDOT number | 261423 |
|---|---|
| MC / docket | MC163876 |
| Legal name | JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC |
| Operation | Interstate |
| Business type | Corporation |
| Power units | 122 |
| Drivers | 109 |
| Annual mileage | 10,179,335 (2024) |
| Hazmat | No |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory (Jul 3, 2002) |
| USDOT number added | Jun 26, 1985 · 41 years ago |
| Last MCS-150 update | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Email domain on file | @jatfw.com |
Equipment as declared on the MCS-150
| Owned | Term-leased | |
|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 121 | 0 |
| Straight trucks | 1 | 0 |
| Trailers | 402 | 0 |
Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.
Cargo carried
General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsFresh ProduceMeatCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsOtherFoodstuffs Foam Pad
Change history since Oct 18, 2026
1 change
| Date | What changed | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Operating authority | MC163876: Broker of Property (Except Household Goods): Active; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active | MC163876: Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active; Broker of Property (Except Household Goods): Active |
Changes we detected between daily FMCSA data refreshes.
Questions about JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC
Is JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC a broker or a carrier?
Both. JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC holds active broker authority and active authority to haul freight. Check which role it is acting in on your load: as a broker it arranges another carrier; as a carrier it hauls with its own trucks.
What does JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC's operating authority allow?
MC163876: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire); Broker (may arrange transportation by other authorized carriers, but may not haul the freight itself under this authority).
Which information about JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC is old or missing?
Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.
What should I verify before booking JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC?
Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 261423. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (260) 482-8447, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC163876, and ask for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load; if it brokers your load, ask for proof of its BMC-84/85 bond or trust instead.
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Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).
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