Carrier profile · USDOT 401329 · MC-512757 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Kays Trucking LLC

19 power unitsavg 17 yrRegional · 3 statesCALLICOON, NY80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-512757 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(845) 887-4081 Email dispatchkaystruckingllc@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 average63.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo63.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo63.6%

▲ 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

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 63.6%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 — 11 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Maintenance38 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’07–’11

Diamond State’11–’14

Central’15–’20

Erie’21–’26

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2011	$750K	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2005 → Apr 2006	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

CALLICOON, NY

121 LONG ROAD

Top corridor

NY 17 · CT 1 · MA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4257352 USDOT 705908Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4257352 USDOT 705908 USDOT 3005784

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

Location

Physical address: 121 LONG ROAD, CALLICOON, NY, 12723
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (845) 887-4081
Email: kaystruckingllc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Adam Kays
USDOT / docket: 401329 · MC-512757
First registered: Jul 18, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jun 15, 2026 · 597,503 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Dec 3, 2022
D-U-N-S: 143430635

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

597,503

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KAYS TRUCKING LLC.

KAYS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 401329) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 3, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 63.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Dec 3, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KAYS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

KAYS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 401329, and its motor carrier number is MC-512757.

Is KAYS TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, KAYS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KAYS TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

KAYS TRUCKING LLC has a 63.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is KAYS TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

KAYS TRUCKING LLC operates 19 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KAYS TRUCKING LLC based?

KAYS TRUCKING LLC is based in CALLICOON, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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