J RAYL TRANSPORT INC

DBA JRAYL
USDOT 358614MC-Docket MC198241AKRON, OH
Review before tendering326 power units

J RAYL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 358614) in AKRON, OH — 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.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2017-08-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG) was filed 0 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-01-10) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • 13 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 12 times, most recent 2024-01-10 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 4 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-02-18 (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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2011-05-27

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.01
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.79

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
5
Injuries
20
Crashes
227
Inspections
30
OOS inspections
39
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
326
Total drivers
249
Years in business
37
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
13 of 20 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0.4%
Vehicle OOS rate
25.4%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
12 times last 2024-01-10
Physical address
4 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-12
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2017-08-01
Last compliance review
2011-02-18 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

394
Inspections
47
OOS inspections
326
Violations
60
OOS violations
6
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-24.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-20 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2026-02-16 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2026-01-05 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-12-24 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2025-10-20 IN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-12 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-11 NC 1 injured
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-19 OH Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-07 KS Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-30 AL Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-24 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-18 OH Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: Unknown· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-12 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2024-12-30 IN Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Wet
2024-11-22 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-10-24 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-18 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-08 IN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Other, Daylight, Dry
2024-06-30 OH 1 injured
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-06-27 OH 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-09 OH Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· Rain, Daylight, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
140 50 2026-04-06
Unsafe driving 392
116 0 2026-04-14
Hours of service 395
19 0 2026-03-31
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
15 7 2025-12-17
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-02-14
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-08-07

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-14 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-31 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-03-31 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-03-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2026-02-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-02-20 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2026-02-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Headlamps; fail to dim when required
2026-01-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-01-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2025-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2025-12-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-11-20 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2025-11-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-11-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2025-11-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-10-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f
2025-10-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative OOS
2025-10-21 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using or equipping a CMV with a radar detector
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection

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.

2026-04-14 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2026-04-06 KY · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-03-31 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
2026-03-25 MI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-03-16 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2026-03-11 IN · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2026-03-10 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-03-05 MI · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4 Conviction of a Different Charge
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
2026-03-05 IL · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-03-05 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-03-04 OH · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2026-02-26 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
2026-02-26 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-02-25 OH · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
2026-02-23 LA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2026-02-20 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2026-02-18 ID · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2026-02-12 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLHFD
2026-02-11 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2026-01-19 MI · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-01-17 SC · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2026-01-13 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-01-09 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-01-08 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Hours of service 395 24
2026-01-07 MO · Level 1 4 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS

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