Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1204708
DAVID L KETTERMAN
DBA DAVE'S SERVICE CENTER
3 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 1 statesDRYFORK, WV
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
3 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
11.0Avg age (yr)
2008–2022 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 23 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
11 yr
Model years 2008–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DAVID L KETTERMAN safe to work with?
Is DAVID L KETTERMAN safe to load? DAVID L KETTERMAN (USDOT 1204708) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in DRYFORK, WV, operating 3 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 10 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DLDAVID L KETTERMAN 100
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Safety
10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)6 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)6 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 3
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2022
Newest model yr
2008
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo66
WV busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DRYFORK, WV
Top corridor
WV
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)33
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7 INDIGO LN, DRYFORK, WV, 26263
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (304) 227-4517
- Cell
- (304) 622-9975
- Fax
- (304) 227-3664
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officer
- David L Ketterman
- USDOT / docket
- 1204708
- First registered
- 01/27/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 08/05/2024 · 192,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Frequently asked
What is DAVID L KETTERMAN's USDOT number?
DAVID L KETTERMAN's USDOT number is 1204708.
Is DAVID L KETTERMAN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DAVID L KETTERMAN is active in the FMCSA register.
What is DAVID L KETTERMAN's safety record?
DAVID L KETTERMAN has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is DAVID L KETTERMAN's fleet?
DAVID L KETTERMAN operates 3 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DAVID L KETTERMAN based?
DAVID L KETTERMAN is based in DRYFORK, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.