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Carrier profile · USDOT 381360 · Updated 07/18/2026

K & W UNDERGROUND INC

67 power unitsLocal · 2 statesOLATHE, KS

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

67Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.5Avg age (yr)

2017–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 782-7387 Email dispatchlsteuart@kwunderground.com

Carrier verification summary for K & W UNDERGROUND INC

K & W UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 381360) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 07/18/2026.

K & W UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 381360) has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of 07/18/2026.

K & W UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 381360) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 07/18/2026.

K & W UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 381360) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 07/18/2026.

K & W UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 381360) reports 67 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 04/28/2026.

K & W UNDERGROUND INC (USDOT 381360) has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned 03/31/2009 in the federal record refreshed 07/18/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18

Limited record

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

Established 36 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections 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 · 2

Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 10 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

67 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%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 — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 23.8 pts across the window. 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

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 67-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: 67
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1
177.801 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
399.211 Other violationOther1

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 67
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

OLATHE, KS

15608 S KEELER TER

Top corridor

MO ⇄ KS

MO 1 · 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

@kwunderground.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3729685

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: 15608 S KEELER TER, OLATHE, KS, 66062-3510
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (913) 782-7387
Fax: (913) 782-1907
Email: lsteuart@kwunderground.com
Web domain: kwunderground.com

Registration

Officer: Bill Reidy
USDOT / docket: 381360
First registered: 02/08/1990
Last MCS-150: 04/28/2026 · 649,075 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · 03/31/2009
D-U-N-S: 30655385

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

649,075

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 K & W UNDERGROUND INC's USDOT number?

K & W UNDERGROUND INC's USDOT number is 381360.

Is K & W UNDERGROUND INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-07-18, K & W UNDERGROUND INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is K & W UNDERGROUND INC's safety record?

K & W UNDERGROUND INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections 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.