JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC
USDOT 261423MC-Docket MC163876FORT WAYNE, IN
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JAT OF FORT WAYNE INC (USDOT 261423) in FORT WAYNE, IN — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 6 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2002-06-24 (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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.98
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.27
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.03
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.98
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
1
Injuries
9
Crashes
161
Inspections
18
OOS inspections
23
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 122
- Total drivers
- 109
- Years in business
- 41
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 6 of 9 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.6%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 27.1%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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-30
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2002-06-24 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
225
Inspections
25
OOS inspections
223
Violations
36
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-22 → 2026-06-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-22
OH
Tow-away
2025-12-01
PA
Tow-away
2025-05-30
IN
Tow-away
2025-04-24
IN
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-28
NJ
Tow-away
2025-01-03
PA
Tow-away
2024-12-11
KY
Tow-away
2024-09-27
OH
Tow-away
2024-09-09
IN
Tow-away
2024-06-07
MD
Tow-away
2024-05-29
IL
Tow-away
2024-05-24
IN
Tow-away
2024-05-13
PA
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
95 | 0 | 2026-05-21 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
70 | 26 | 2026-06-09 |
Hours of service 395
|
43 | 0 | 2026-06-09 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
12 | 7 | 2026-06-09 |
CDL standards 383
|
3 | 3 | 2026-06-09 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Move over/slow law - Failure to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure | OOS |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-02-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2026-02-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-11-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2025-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 co | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-07-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-06-09 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-HOSPRNP | — | — |
2026-05-21 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-05-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2026-05-04 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TALS | OOS | — |
2026-04-28 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2026-04-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2026-04-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-DMOVE | — | — |
2026-04-01 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-02-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
2026-02-23 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TFL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-02-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-02-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-02-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-01-19 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1-ELDNUM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2-ELDNISDT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3-ELDMF | — | — |
2026-01-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-01-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-12-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
2025-12-11 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-12-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
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