Carrier profile · USDOT 2513327 · MC-871793 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Kelu Express LLC

3 power unitsavg 11.5 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMCKINNEY, TX82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-871793 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(408) 569-0218 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 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 peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 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 reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 14, 2026.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%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 — 6 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 67.5 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 3

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

≈1.8 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Knight Specialty’20–’22

Trisura Specialty’22–’24

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	4
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	4
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

84.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

MCKINNEY, TX

1017 ORCHARD HILL TRL

Most inspections: IL

2 inspections

IL 2 · NE 1 · MO 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3561329 USDOT 3073539 USDOT 3543126Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2571084 USDOT 3073539 USDOT 3130306 USDOT 3482657 USDOT 3561329 USDOT 3543126 USDOT 264184

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1017 ORCHARD HILL TRL, MCKINNEY, TX, 75013
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (408) 569-0218
Fax: (469) 270-0535
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Ermias Wolde
USDOT / docket: 2513327 · MC-871793
First registered: Jun 6, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jul 22, 2024 · 247,553 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 2, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

247,553

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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67%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

36violation records

9OOS-tagged records

4 of 6inspections 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

1747%8 / 17

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Brakes

425%1 / 4

Lights

30%0 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

75%Nov 25 to May 263 / 4

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (8 of 36 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2MI State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRTC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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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 KELU EXPRESS LLC.

KELU EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2513327) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 22, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 2, 2019 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KELU EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

KELU EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2513327, and its motor carrier number is MC-871793.

Is KELU EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. KELU EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KELU EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

KELU EXPRESS LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).