Carrier profile · USDOT 397748 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

United Products Distributors Inc

6 power unitsavg 4.3 yrLocal · 2 statesBALTIMORE, MD100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.3Avg age (yr)

2017–2024 · vPIC

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

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 28 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2017–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · 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 7.5 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 15 inspections

Home base

BALTIMORE, MD

4030 A BENSON AVE

Most inspections: MD

15 inspections

MD 15

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2881058 USDOT 3091723

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ken kaelin — 2 carriers: USDOT 1212652

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 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4030 A BENSON AVE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21227
Mailing address: P O BOX 8, SALISBURY, MD, 21803-0008
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 866-6800
Fax: (410) 866-1936
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: updinc.com

Registration

Officers: Ken Kaelin · Walter Ruppert
USDOT / docket: 397748
First registered: Jun 21, 1990
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 300,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 147254270

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

14violation records

3OOS-tagged records

1 of 15inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Other / unclassified

2100%2 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 4

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 6

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (7 of 14 records)

392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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177.817A-HMSP Other violation1
177.834A-HMC Other violation1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Driver fitness

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC.

UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 397748) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 397748.

Is UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC's safety record?

UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC's fleet?

UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC operates 6 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC based?

UNITED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTORS INC is based in BALTIMORE, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(410) 866-6800 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 397748
Officer: KEN KAELIN
Address: 4030 A BENSON AVE
BALTIMORE, MD, 21227

At a glance

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 6.7%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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