Carrier profile · USDOT 64875 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

N K S Distributors Inc

46 power unitsavg 7.9 yrLocal · 1 statesSMYRNA, DE80/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(302) 324-4103 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 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 average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 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

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 37.50% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 53.3 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 46-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: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

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

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 16, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

52.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 16, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

DE busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Delaware: 14 inspections

Home base

SMYRNA, DE

205 BIG WOODS RD

Most inspections: DE

14 inspections

DE 14

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 16, 2026

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@nksdistributors.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 8721234

Shares a company officer with other carriers

travis brown — 28 carriers: USDOT 457920 USDOT 543827 USDOT 808117 USDOT 915852 USDOT 1649402 USDOT 1774104 USDOT 1921022 USDOT 2191956

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 16, 2026

Location

Physical address: 205 BIG WOODS RD, SMYRNA, DE, 19977
Mailing address: P O BOX 810, SMYRNA, DE, 19977
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (302) 324-4103
Fax: (302) 324-4115
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: nksdistributors.com

Registration

Officers: Travis Brown · A Paul Ruggiero
USDOT / docket: 64875
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 573,283 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 16, 1988
D-U-N-S: 11042892

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

573,283

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 16, 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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

21violation records

4OOS-tagged records

3 of 8inspections 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

130%0 / 13

Brakes

425%1 / 4

Lights

2100%2 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

n/aOct 24 to Apr 250 / 0

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 2

67%Oct 25 to Apr 262 / 3

33%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (10 of 21 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1

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392.16B-DPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC.

N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 64875) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 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 Oct 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 16, 1988 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 64875.

Is N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 16, 2026. N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC's safety record?

N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC's fleet?

N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC operates 46 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC based?

N K S DISTRIBUTORS INC is based in SMYRNA, DE, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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