Carrier profile · USDOT 4039013 · MC-1527938 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Kaola Express Inc

1 power unitavg 4.8 yrRegional · 3 statesBLACKLICK, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1527938 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2018–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(646) 314-1233 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2018–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
15 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Mar 19, 2026.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 1

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

≈2.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

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 ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2023	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections

Home base

BLACKLICK, OH

7631 BLACKLICK RIDGE BLVD

Most inspections: IN

2 inspections

IN 2 · KY 1 · OH 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3726263Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3726263 USDOT 3964205 USDOT 2801304 USDOT 3302117 USDOT 2176430

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7631 BLACKLICK RIDGE BLVD, BLACKLICK, OH, 43004
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (646) 314-1233
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Nfaly Kaba
USDOT / docket: 4039013 · MC-1527938
First registered: Mar 6, 2023
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 62,969 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

62,969

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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Reviews

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

13violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 1inspections 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.

Hours of service

100%0 / 10

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (11 of 13 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

Before you tender

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Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KAOLA EXPRESS INC.

KAOLA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4039013) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 25, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 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 3, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KAOLA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

KAOLA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 4039013, and its motor carrier number is MC-1527938.

Is KAOLA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. KAOLA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KAOLA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

KAOLA EXPRESS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 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.