Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Not in the history file
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $750,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 602398
J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC
Bakersfield, CA · MC 290100
J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 602398, MC 290100) runs a single power unit out of Bakersfield, California. Its vehicle out-of-service rate of 73.3% is above the 22.9% across all carriers. Its vehicles were inspected 19 times over two years, most in California.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Suspension notice in the last 12 months; authority is active now
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active of 1 on file
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJun 22, 2006
Power units1as reported
Drivers1as reported
Inspections19latest May 21, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 602398 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 290100 |
| Reported physical address | 2423 VIRGINIA AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93307, US |
| Reported business phone | (661) 808-0032 |
| Reported power units | 1 |
| Reported drivers | 1 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Jose Garnica |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 70715, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93387 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Individual |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jun 14, 2006 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jun 22, 2006 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
19 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 2 states. Inspected in 14 of 25 months; busiest Oct 2025 with 3.
| Inspections | 19 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 11.1% (2 of 18) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 73.3% (11 of 15) |
| Violations | 58 across 13 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 17 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3965BLLubrication - Oil or grease leak639355EBAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 199833963A1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination3393207ASTBWSuspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component ca239347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Bakersfield record
J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC reports 1 power units. The Bakersfield, California directory contains 13,731 census records, of which 11,780 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 21 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Driveaway / towaway
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Fresh produce
- Intermodal containers
- Oilfield equipment
- Grain, feed and hay
- Meat
- Garbage and refuse
- U.S. mail
- Dry bulk commodities
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Utility
- Farm supplies
- Construction
- Other: FREIGH ALL KIND
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,950 | 14.2% |
| 1: this carrier’s band | 8,660 | 63.1% |
| 2–5 | 2,345 | 17.1% |
| 6–20 | 588 | 4.3% |
| 21–100 | 164 | 1.2% |
| Over 100 | 23 | 0.2% |
| Unknown / other | 1 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- May 22, 1995
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jun 11, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC290100 | UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | $750,000 | Aug 31, 2026 | BMC-91X | CA994251577 |
Cancelled and replaced policies
| Insurer | Form · coverage | Effective | Ended | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYMC290100 | BMC-91X · BIPD | May 20, 2025 | Aug 13, 2026 | Replaced |
FMCSA’s insurance history file covers recent months only. CarrierTrail keeps each row after it leaves that file, and first saw these on Oct 03, 2026.
Process agent (BOC-3)
- NORTHWEST REGISTERED AGENT, LLCSheridan, WY · MC290100
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against J-GAR LOGISTICS LLC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- ReinstatedMC290100 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- Involuntary Suspension - insurance cancellation effective; no active insurance meeting minimum coverage on fileMC290100 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- ReinstatedMC290100 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 602398. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMachinery and large objectsMetal sheets, coils and rollsHousehold goodsRefrigerated foodDry bulk commoditiesFresh produceIntermodal containers
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