Carrier profile · USDOT 1625359 · MC-599922 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KDS TRANSPORTATION INC

3 power unitsHEREFORD, TX50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-599922 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(806) 364-4446 Email dispatchKDS@WTRT.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 19 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 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’10–’13

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Jan 2013	$750K	5
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Dec 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2008 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2008	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HEREFORD, TX

106 DAIRY RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wtrt.net — 159 carriers: USDOT 12273 USDOT 158229 USDOT 234749 USDOT 335294 USDOT 341536 USDOT 389097 USDOT 396795 USDOT 397148

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sam metcalf — 2 carriers: USDOT 1897696

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 106 DAIRY RD, HEREFORD, TX, 79045
Mailing address: PO BOX 1467, HEREFORD, TX, 79045-1467
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (806) 364-4446
Cell: (806) 683-6067
Fax: (806) 363-9022
Email: kds@wtrt.net
Web domain: wtrt.net

Registration

Officers: Sam Metcalf · Kelley Metcalf
USDOT / docket: 1625359 · MC-599922
First registered: Mar 29, 2007
Last MCS-150: Oct 29, 2012 · 1 mi (2012)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KDS TRANSPORTATION INC.

KDS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1625359) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 29, 2012.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.