Carrier profile · USDOT 75914 · MC-1184 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

K & B TRANSPORT INC

55 power unitsavg 9.4 yrNational · 36 statesELKHART, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1184 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

55Power units

61 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 389-1986 Email dispatchjason@knbpower.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 243 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

55 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

137 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 137 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.7% · 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 3.1 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

131 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 9

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 55-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 55
Inspections · 24 mo: 137
Annualized: ≈69 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Maintenance40 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 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)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 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Harco National’10–’20

Canal’21–’24

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Sep 2025	$1M	2
SPINNAKER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Sep 2024	$1M	8
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$1M	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2020	$1M	8
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Aug 2005	$1M	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2005	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 55
Observed power (24 mo): 61
Trailers (towed): 70

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

32.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

137

NC busiest

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

Home base

ELKHART, IN

57510 COUNTY ROAD 3 SOUTH

Top corridor

NC ⇄ IN

NC 14 · TX 14 · IL 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 77949 USDOT 3229028 USDOT 4331509 USDOT 4256887 USDOT 63585 USDOT 424023 USDOT 3899976 USDOT 48104Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (72 trucks · 84 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 155126 USDOT 1337564 USDOT 2889562 USDOT 3199332 USDOT 3302117 USDOT 77949 USDOT 207513 USDOT 327540

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@knbpower.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3556649

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason miller — 71 carriers: USDOT 72242 USDOT 174780 USDOT 343114 USDOT 766847 USDOT 1058730 USDOT 1366391 USDOT 1389364 USDOT 1450965

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: 57510 COUNTY ROAD 3 SOUTH, ELKHART, IN, 46517
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 389-1986
Fax: (574) 389-8527
Email: jason@knbpower.com
Web domain: knbpower.com

Registration

Officer: Jason Miller
USDOT / docket: 75914 · MC-1184
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 4,368,091 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 20, 2005
D-U-N-S: 69771913

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,368,091

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 K & B TRANSPORT INC.

K & B TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 75914) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 137 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 69 vehicle-level and 137 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 55 power units and 55 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 20, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & B TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

K & B TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 75914, and its motor carrier number is MC-1184.

Is K & B TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, K & B TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & B TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

K & B TRANSPORT INC has a 20.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 243 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).