Carrier profile · USDOT 2193268 · MC-761772 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

K & K Transport Inc

15 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 5 statesCARSON, CA68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-761772 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(310) 420-8069 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

67 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 44.12% on 34 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
17 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 3, 2026.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 44.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

70.0% · 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 4.6 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 8

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Db (usbranch)’14–’18

New York’18–’20

Houston Specialty’20–’24

2011201520192023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2024	$750K	7
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Sep 2014 → Sep 2018	$750K	7
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Nov 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	3
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 34 inspections
Nevada: 4 inspections
Arizona: 4 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

CARSON, CA

1230 E 223RD ST SUITE 208

Most inspections: CA

34 inspections

CA 34 · NV 4 · AZ 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3083543Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2178221 USDOT 3084750 USDOT 3430791 USDOT 3611807 USDOT 2180107 USDOT 2801325 USDOT 3478094 USDOT 3642137

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hotail.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 1294773 USDOT 1709711 USDOT 2090655 USDOT 2102874 USDOT 2459570 USDOT 2986381 USDOT 4277970

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1230 E 223RD ST SUITE 208, CARSON, CA, 90745
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (310) 420-8069
Fax: (310) 952-5404
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hotail.com

Registration

Officer: Guadalupe Del Carmen Mendez
USDOT / docket: 2193268 · MC-761772
First registered: Sep 17, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2025 · 350,000 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

350,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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44%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

15 of 34 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

87violation records

21OOS-tagged records

15 of 34inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

2442%10 / 24

Unsafe driving

210%0 / 21

Brakes

1828%5 / 18

Lights

1217%2 / 12

Hours of service

922%2 / 9

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 252 / 10

40%May 25 to Nov 254 / 10

71%Nov 25 to May 265 / 7

57%May 26 to Nov 264 / 7

Top 3 codes (16 of 87 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components7
392.2-SLLSOA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.60A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
177.823A-HMPMCNP Other violation1
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.11B4 Driver not qualified1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.126B-CIM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SLSB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BHTC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A2 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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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 K & K TRANSPORT INC.

K & K TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2193268) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & K TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

K & K TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2193268, and its motor carrier number is MC-761772.

Is K & K TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. K & K TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & K TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

K & K TRANSPORT INC has a 44.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).