Carrier profile · USDOT 1008808 · MC-425374 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Karchner Trucking Inc

DBA KTI

3 power unitsavg 14.8 yrRegional · 5 statesHARRISBURG, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425374 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 439-1564 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 4, 2026.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive’07–’12

National’15–’20

Northland’24–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	8
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2020	$750K	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Dec 2006	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2003	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	3
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections

Home base

HARRISBURG, PA

5009 CIRCLE DRIVE

Most inspections: KY

1 inspections

KY 1 · NY 1 · PA 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1710488 USDOT 3792176

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5009 CIRCLE DRIVE, HARRISBURG, PA, 17112
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 439-1564
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jeff W Karchner
USDOT / docket: 1008808 · MC-425374
First registered: Mar 5, 2002
Last MCS-150: Dec 9, 2025 · 210,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

210,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

15violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 3inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Hours of service

50%0 / 5

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Lights

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (7 of 15 records)

395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1

Before you tender

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KARCHNER TRUCKING INC.

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1008808) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1008808, and its motor carrier number is MC-425374.

Is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. KARCHNER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).