Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA KENNETH A FRANKS JR LLC
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
17.4 yr
Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC safe to load? K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 821679, MC-564649) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MANAHAWKIN, NJ, operating 8 power units and 11 drivers. Operating authority has been active 26 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 17 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 57.1% (above the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 821679, and its motor carrier number is MC-564649.
As of 2026-06-13, K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC operates 8 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
K FRANKS ENTERPRISES LLC is based in MANAHAWKIN, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Out-of-service trend· any OOS · all inspection levels · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2024 → May 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE | May 2023 → May 2024 | $750k | 3 |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Mar 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2020 → Feb 2021 | $750k | 2 |
| NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG | May 2008 → Mar 2010 | $750k | 5 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Mar 2008 → May 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG | May 2006 → Mar 2008 | $750k | 14 |
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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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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