Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 756851 · MC-740019
BRIAN KINER
DBA BK PARTS & REPAIR
2 power unitsBATHGATE, ND
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-740019 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BRIAN KINER safe to work with?
Is BRIAN KINER safe to load? BRIAN KINER (USDOT 756851, MC-740019) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BATHGATE, ND, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BKBRIAN KINER 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Auto Owners · 12–13
United Financial · 13–24
20112024
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Jan 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2013 → Aug 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2012 → Aug 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2011 → Dec 2011 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BATHGATE, ND
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@polarcomm.com — 138 carriers: USDOT 119759USDOT 168308USDOT 187377USDOT 301702USDOT 308060USDOT 309381USDOT 314069USDOT 326624
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 15463 100TH ST NE, BATHGATE, ND, 58216
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (701) 825-6611
- Cell
- (701) 520-0220
- Fax
- (701) 825-6219
- bks@polarcomm.com
- Web domain
- polarcomm.com
Registration
- Officer
- Brian Kiner
- USDOT / docket
- 756851 · MC-740019
- First registered
- 06/25/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 02/01/2023 · 1 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BRIAN KINER's USDOT number?
BRIAN KINER's USDOT number is 756851, and its motor carrier number is MC-740019.
Is BRIAN KINER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BRIAN KINER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BRIAN KINER's fleet?
BRIAN KINER operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BRIAN KINER based?
BRIAN KINER is based in BATHGATE, ND.