Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA KURZ TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-29
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JEFF KURZ safe to load? JEFF KURZ (USDOT 201471, MC-364177) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in STRATHMORE, CA, operating 7 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 5 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Conditional. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-29.
JEFF KURZ's USDOT number is 201471, and its motor carrier number is MC-364177.
As of 2026-07-29, JEFF KURZ is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JEFF KURZ has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
JEFF KURZ operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JEFF KURZ is based in STRATHMORE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2019 → Dec 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2013 → Dec 2019 | $750k | 4 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2008 → Nov 2013 | $750k | 5 |
| WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. | Nov 2003 → Dec 2008 | $750k | 6 |
| ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2000 → Nov 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Nov 1999 → Nov 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Jul 1999 → Jul 1999 | $750k | 3 |
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 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
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
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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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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