Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA RIVER ASSOCIATES
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 21, 2026
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
K-SEA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 779277) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 21, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 21, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2004 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 21, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 21, 2026.
It reports 3 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 2, 2012.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 21, 2026.
K-SEA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 779277, and its motor carrier number is MC-348626.
As of Jul 21, 2026, K-SEA TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
K-SEA TRANSPORTATION INC operates 3 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
K-SEA TRANSPORTATION INC is based in PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
No roadside inspections on record.
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2004
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2006 → Oct 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2004 → Jan 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2003 → Jan 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2002 → Jan 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2001 → Oct 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2000 → Oct 2001 | $1M | 2 |
| PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO. | Oct 1999 → Nov 2000 | $1M | 2 |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. | Oct 1998 → Oct 1999 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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