Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 467520 · MC-556595
KIVA ENERGY INC
1 power unitsMANTECA, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-556595 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 35 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
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
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is KIVA ENERGY INC safe to work with?
Is KIVA ENERGY INC safe to load? KIVA ENERGY INC (USDOT 467520, MC-556595) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MANTECA, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (48/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Empire Fire · 06–09
American Guarantee · 09–11
Nationwide Agribusiness · 11–14
Travelers Property · 14–16
Ironshore Specialty · 22–25
20062025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 24 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2022 → Nov 2025 | $1M | 1 |
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2016 → Sep 2016 | $1M | 4 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Aug 2014 → Aug 2016 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2011 → Sep 2014 | $1M | 4 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Aug 2009 → Aug 2011 | $1M | 6 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2006 → Aug 2009 | $1M | 8 |
03
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
MANTECA, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@kivaenergy.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2369363USDOT 2533685
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1262 DUPONT CT, MANTECA, CA, 95336
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (209) 858-6000
- Fax
- (209) 239-6090
- Web domain
- kivaenergy.com
Registration
- Officer
- Darren Pahl
- USDOT / docket
- 467520 · MC-556595
- First registered
- 01/07/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 02/14/2025 · 1,786,068 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 962814786
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 KIVA ENERGY INC's USDOT number?
KIVA ENERGY INC's USDOT number is 467520, and its motor carrier number is MC-556595.
Is KIVA ENERGY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, KIVA ENERGY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is KIVA ENERGY INC's fleet?
KIVA ENERGY INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is KIVA ENERGY INC based?
KIVA ENERGY INC is based in MANTECA, CA.