J & R TRANSPORTATION INC

Doing business as J & R TRANSPORTATION

Germantown, MD · Interstate · 3 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jun 15, 2023 (3 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average40.0% vs Maryland average 20.8%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC1558634: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
40.0%
2 of 5 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Maryland avg 20.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1558634 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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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. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1558634—GEiCO Marine Insurance Company
Policy 9300377113 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Sep 24, 2026Active

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.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

8inspections
40.0%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 5 · Maryland avg 20.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 8 · Maryland avg 9.4%
10violations written on inspection reports
8 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
May 5, 2026TX20No
Apr 8, 2026ID12No
Apr 6, 2026OR23Yes
Mar 20, 2026IA23No
Mar 13, 2026MI30No
Feb 19, 2026WA30No
Aug 13, 2025MD22Yes
Jun 21, 2025NJ30No
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 Maryland average covers 42,361 vehicle and 51,705 driver inspections of all Maryland-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

6 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 10 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)ViolationsOut of serviceShareMaryland share
Vehicle Maintenance5283.3%71.4%
Unsafe Driving1016.7%10.9%
6 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
11
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
11
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
10
Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355C1
10
Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39360D
10
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Maryland column is the mix across all Maryland-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

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number4091295
MC / docketMC1558634
Legal nameJ & R TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA nameJ & R TRANSPORTATION
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers3
Annual mileage25,000 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJun 15, 2023 · 3 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 15, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow Away

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about J & R TRANSPORTATION INC

What does J & R TRANSPORTATION INC's operating authority allow?

MC1558634: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about J & R TRANSPORTATION INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking J & R TRANSPORTATION INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4091295. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (571) 921-6097, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1558634, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

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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