JOY RIDE TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1294583MC-Docket MC502950CONWAY, AR
Review before tendering2 power units
JOY RIDE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1294583) in CONWAY, AR — 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.
- Prior federal safety/out-of-service action on file (since cleared), dated 2006-03-08 (OUT OF SERVICE) — a historical red flag.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 4 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2008-11-26 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2025-10-27 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2008-03-20 (C).
- 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.
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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 11.05
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.3
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.76
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
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
10
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Total drivers
- 2
- Years in business
- 22
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 9.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 28.6%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
- 6 times last 2025-10-27
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- Prior action (cleared) 2006-03-08 · OUT OF SERVICE
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-25
- Insurance lapse history
- 4 lapse(s) most recent 2008-11-26
- Last compliance review
- 2008-03-20 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
15
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
33
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-11-02 → 2026-04-11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
13 | 3 | 2025-10-13 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
12 | 2 | 2026-04-11 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2026-02-12 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2023-11-02 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-10-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Unsafe Driving | Improper turns | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11N | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-02-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2026-02-11 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-10-13 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-10-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-04-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2024-09-03 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67(c)(7)(v) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
2024-07-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 34(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-06-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-05-23 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-11-02 12 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
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