Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 339727 · MC-268229
KNIPPLE INC
1 power unitsDENTON, MD
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-268229 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is KNIPPLE INC safe to work with?
Is KNIPPLE INC safe to load? KNIPPLE INC (USDOT 339727, MC-268229) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in DENTON, MD, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
KIKNIPPLE INC 88
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DENTON, MD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@transervices.com — 114 carriers: USDOT 64881USDOT 135048USDOT 151029USDOT 188422USDOT 238732USDOT 339490USDOT 340514USDOT 342045
Shares a company officer with other carriers
darlene knipple — 3 carriers: USDOT 1298420USDOT 1608227
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 9746 FOY RD, DENTON, MD, 21629-0067
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 67, DENTON, MD, 21629-0067
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (410) 479-1917
- Web domain
- transervices.com
Registration
- Officer
- Darlene Knipple
- USDOT / docket
- 339727 · MC-268229
- First registered
- 01/10/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 08/31/2024 · 100 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 48575252
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is KNIPPLE INC's USDOT number?
KNIPPLE INC's USDOT number is 339727, and its motor carrier number is MC-268229.
Is KNIPPLE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, KNIPPLE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is KNIPPLE INC's fleet?
KNIPPLE INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is KNIPPLE INC based?
KNIPPLE INC is based in DENTON, MD.