TJR EQUIPMENT LLC
USDOT 879805MC-Docket MC387897MARION, IN
Review before tendering34 power units
TJR EQUIPMENT LLC (USDOT 879805) in MARION, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2003-02-20 — 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 2 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2009-05-08 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2004-11-04 (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 1.95
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.02
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.66
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
2
Crashes
101
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 34
- Total drivers
- 29
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 12.7%
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 2009-05-08
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-19
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2003-02-20
- Last compliance review
- 2004-11-04 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
148
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
83
Violations
16
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-06-12.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-10
TX
Tow-away
2025-06-25
IN
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit | OOS |
| 2025-12-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-09-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-07-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-07-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-06-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-04-17 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-04-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2025-04-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not immobilized or secured against rolling | OOS |
| 2025-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle | OOS |
| 2025-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-12-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-12-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2024-12-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before Decemb | — |
| 2024-12-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-11-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-07-18 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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