Carrier profile · USDOT 660326 · MC-338367 · Updated Jul 12, 2026

ELTON KROPF

DBA KROPF FARMS

11 power unitsavg 17.7 yrMulti-region · 11 statesSEYMOUR, MO74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-338367 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 379-1978 Email dispatcheltonk@kropffarms.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 well above average

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 10.7 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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 ’25 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’04–’09

American Inter-fidelity’13–’16

Northland’21–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2024	$1M	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$1M	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2020	$1M	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$1M	1
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	May 2016 → May 2017	$1M	1
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	May 2013 → Jan 2016	$1M	5
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2013	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2009 → May 2010	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2009	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Oct 2003 → May 2004	$1M	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2003	$1M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → Oct 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

44.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

SEYMOUR, MO

466 BOX SCHOOL LOOP

Top corridor

MO 11 · CO 5 · AR 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 213754 USDOT 2591806 USDOT 178538

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 466 BOX SCHOOL LOOP, SEYMOUR, MO, 65746
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (417) 379-1978
Fax: (970) 323-8737
Email: eltonk@kropffarms.com
Web domain: kropffarms.com

Registration

Officer: Elton Kropf
USDOT / docket: 660326 · MC-338367
First registered: Sep 24, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2026 · 947,694 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 9, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

947,694

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 ELTON KROPF.

ELTON KROPF (USDOT 660326) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 11, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 12, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 9, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELTON KROPF's USDOT number?

ELTON KROPF's USDOT number is 660326, and its motor carrier number is MC-338367.

Is ELTON KROPF authorized to operate?

As of Jul 12, 2026, ELTON KROPF is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELTON KROPF's safety record?

ELTON KROPF has a 43.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).