Carrier profile · USDOT 868350 · MC-381328 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC

7 power unitsavg 12.5 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMONTGOMERY, IL78/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-381328 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 258-6321 Email dispatchMISTERK160@GMAIL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

26.7

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

26.7

▲ 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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

26 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%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 — 15 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 43.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

29 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈2.1 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Ooida Risk’00–’16

Northland’17–’23

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2023	$1M	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Mar 2016 → Apr 2016	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$1M	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Apr 2000 → Mar 2016	$1M	8

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

52%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MONTGOMERY, IL

3222 MARBILL FARM ROAD

Top corridor

SD ⇄ IL

SD 7 · MT 6 · WA 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 868350. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 868350.

Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 4431643Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4431643 USDOT 2525178

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph kraus — 3 carriers: USDOT 1738130 USDOT 1761184

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3222 MARBILL FARM ROAD, MONTGOMERY, IL, 60538
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 258-6321
Fax: (630) 340-3049
Email: misterk160@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Joseph Kraus · Joseph Kraus
USDOT / docket: 868350 · MC-381328
First registered: Mar 30, 2000
Last MCS-150: Aug 20, 2025 · 490,508 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 25, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

490,508

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC.

KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 868350) has a Vektor safety score of 78/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 25, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 25, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 868350, and its motor carrier number is MC-381328.

Is KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

KRAUS & SONS TRANSPORT INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 78/100 (tier: review).