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Carrier profile · USDOT 2257253 · MC-770289 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EKAN CRUDE LLC

5 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCOLONY, KS

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-770289 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(620) 852-3005 Email dispatchRHORN@CKT.NET

Carrier verification summary for EKAN CRUDE LLC

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 14, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) 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.

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025.

EKAN CRUDE LLC (USDOT 2257253) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 29, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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-mo

0.0

▼ 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-mo

0.0

▼ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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 — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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.

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 5-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’12–’19

Protective’19–’25

Starstone National’25–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2025	$1M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2019	$1M	8

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

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

Home base

COLONY, KS

403 E BROAD STREET

Top corridor

KS 1

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

@ckt.net — 109 carriers: USDOT 71626 USDOT 271224 USDOT 272601 USDOT 314600 USDOT 319483 USDOT 381963 USDOT 385243 USDOT 387132

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard horn — 6 carriers: USDOT 463172 USDOT 1055078 USDOT 1071158 USDOT 3065449 USDOT 3950715

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 403 E BROAD STREET, COLONY, KS, 66015
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (620) 852-3005
Email: rhorn@ckt.net
Web domain: ckt.net

Registration

Officer: Richard Horn
USDOT / docket: 2257253 · MC-770289
First registered: Dec 20, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 350,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 29, 2014
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

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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Frequently asked

What is EKAN CRUDE LLC's USDOT number?

EKAN CRUDE LLC's USDOT number is 2257253, and its motor carrier number is MC-770289.

Is EKAN CRUDE LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, EKAN CRUDE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EKAN CRUDE LLC's safety record?

EKAN CRUDE LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is EKAN CRUDE LLC's fleet?

EKAN CRUDE LLC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EKAN CRUDE LLC based?

EKAN CRUDE LLC is based in COLONY, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(620) 852-3005 Email dispatchRHORN@CKT.NETCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2257253
MC / Docket: MC-770289
Officer: RICHARD HORN
Address: 403 E BROAD STREET
COLONY, KS, 66015

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 14 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(620) 852-3005 Email dispatchRHORN@CKT.NETCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2257253
MC / Docket: MC-770289
Officer: RICHARD HORN
Address: 403 E BROAD STREET
COLONY, KS, 66015

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 14 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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