JCV EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3042569MC-Docket MC045438MCALLEN, TX
Review before tendering5 power units
JCV EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3042569) in MCALLEN, TX — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-11) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-08-11 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.18
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.81
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
13
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 9
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 15.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 10%
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
- 5 times last 2025-08-11
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-12
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
20
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
37
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-11 → 2026-04-09.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
12 | 0 | 2026-01-15 |
Hours of service 395
|
11 | 3 | 2026-03-12 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
8 | 2 | 2026-03-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
3 | 0 | 2026-03-12 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | OOS |
| 2026-01-08 | 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 |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-07-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2024-09-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-08-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-07-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 18 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-12 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-01-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-01-08 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | OOS | — |
2025-12-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2025-07-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
2025-06-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2025-06-05 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLOW | — | — |
2025-05-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A4 | — | — |
2025-03-19 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2024-09-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2024-08-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-07-16 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(k)(2) | OOS | — |
2024-03-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
2023-11-29 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(iii) | — | — |
2023-11-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
2023-10-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-10-04 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-07-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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