J Ross Express Inc (USDOT 1202839)
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Crashes · 24 mo
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Fatal · 24 mo
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Vehicle OOS vs nat'l avg
J Ross Express Inc (USDOT 1202839) carries a federal safety record shaped by an authority revocation, an extended insurance gap, and violation counts that place it among the worst-scoring carriers in the country for maintenance compliance.
Beginning with the administrative record: FMCSA records show one prior authority revocation on file. Separately, the carrier's insurance history includes one coverage gap period, with the longest single lapse stretching 1,461 days — approximately four years during which no qualifying coverage was on file with FMCSA. That same record shows the carrier operating with a $1,000,000 liability limit and an FMCSA underinsured flag, alongside a total of three reported crashes involving one injury and no fatalities.
On the violation side, the picture is equally striking in its severity. Fifteen violations appear in the most recent twenty-four-month inspection window, spanning both maintenance and driver-fitness categories. The maintenance violation rate alone places J Ross Express Inc at the 99th percentile — ranking it among the very worst-scoring carriers nationwide for that category. A 99th-percentile maintenance rank means the carrier scores worse than nearly every other active carrier FMCSA evaluates. Driver-fitness violations compound that profile, indicating deficiencies not limited to equipment but extending to the fitness of personnel behind the wheel.
The crash record shows three total incidents. All three occurred during daylight hours — the carrier's night-crash share is zero percent — meaning the documented crash exposure is concentrated entirely in daytime operations. One of those three crashes involved a reported injury. No fatalities appear in FMCSA crash records for this carrier.
Taken together, the public record for USDOT 1202839 reflects a carrier with a revocation on file, a multi-year insurance gap, a top-percentile maintenance violation rate, driver-fitness violations, and an underinsured flag — all verifiable through federal data.
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — J Ross Express Inc
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
No severe or fatal incidents recorded in the trailing 24-month window.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 8, 2025 | OH | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 4, 2024 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
Mar 24, 2026
- State
- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 8, 2025
- State
- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 4, 2024
- State
- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (github-actions-monthly) · Data snapshot May 24, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 15 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: maintenance, driver fitness. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
Night-driving analysis: insufficient crash sample (N < 5).
Pattern detection requires at least 5 documented crashes in the past 5-year window.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-07-05 05:55:14 UTC