JOSE L CONTRERAS
USDOT 1657275 · Doing business as J & J PINE NEEDLES LLC
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (16 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate60% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1657275 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | JOSE L CONTRERAS |
| DBA Name | J & J PINE NEEDLES LLC |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8032336469 |
| Address | 138 FAIRHILL RD, Heath Springs, SC, 29058 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 93 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 5 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 60% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-07-12 — SC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (2), 20 (2), 22 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 16 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 5 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 292,161 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-MAR-25 |
JOSE L CONTRERAS operates 16 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in SC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Heath Springs, SC
- DAVID KIRK TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 1795373, 6 power units
- JACK B PETTIT JR — USDOT 2030444, 3 power units
- ROBERT HELMS — USDOT 1923175, 2 power units
- EVELYN J ELLIS — USDOT 1642639, 1 power units
- MOSES D GAITHER — USDOT 1706954, 1 power units
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