Carrier profile · USDOT 1970813 · MC-697543 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KAY SIMMONS INC

DBA KAYS TRUCKING

7 power unitsavg 7.6 yrRegional · 5 statesLEEDS, AL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-697543 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 365-5268 Email dispatchKENNKAY1@WINDSTREAM.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 76 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.4%

▼ 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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.4 pts across the window. 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

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

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.1 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Specialty’09–’13

Progressive Specialty’17–’20

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. · since Mar 2022

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Mar 2022	$1M	5
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2020	$1M	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2016 → Aug 2017	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$1M	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2015	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Dec 2009 → Dec 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

LEEDS, AL

8681 SPRUIELL STREET

Top corridor

MS ⇄ AL

MS 22 · AL 10 · TN 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 437882 USDOT 4378882 USDOT 3697148

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865 USDOT 6236 USDOT 7480 USDOT 28870 USDOT 33852 USDOT 34326 USDOT 38801 USDOT 47874

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8681 SPRUIELL STREET, LEEDS, AL, 35094
Mailing address: PO BOX 588, LEEDS, AL, 35094
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 365-5268
Fax: (888) 403-5853
Email: kennkay1@windstream.net
Web domain: windstream.net

Registration

Officers: Sandra Kay Simmons · Ricky Lane Woods
USDOT / docket: 1970813 · MC-697543
First registered: Nov 30, 2009
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2025 · 984,730 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

984,730

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KAY SIMMONS INC.

KAY SIMMONS INC (USDOT 1970813) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. effective Mar 22, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 5 states, 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 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is KAY SIMMONS INC's USDOT number?

KAY SIMMONS INC's USDOT number is 1970813, and its motor carrier number is MC-697543.

Is KAY SIMMONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KAY SIMMONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KAY SIMMONS INC's safety record?

KAY SIMMONS INC has a 19.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 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).