K & B Transport Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
131 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 9
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.
- Registered power units
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 135
- Annualized
- ≈68 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
21 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 19, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 129 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2026 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2024 | UT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2023 | OH | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2022 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 22, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2020 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2020 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |