Carrier profile · USDOT 2577529 · MC-901816 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC

2 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 3 statesBRYAN, TX73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-901816 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(210) 771-2709 Email dispatchKERNSTRANSPORTATIONS@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2014–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

11 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 1

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

County Hall’19–now

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP · since Jan 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Jan 2019 → Jan 2026	$750K	24
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2017 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	6
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Apr 2015 → Apr 2015	$750K	7
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Apr 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

BRYAN, TX

12790 ALICE LN

Top corridor

FL ⇄ TX

FL 3 · TX 1 · GA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 2577529. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 2577529.

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4522311 USDOT 658909 USDOT 3792639Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1666051 USDOT 4522311 USDOT 397707 USDOT 658909 USDOT 46749 USDOT 4423996 USDOT 75525 USDOT 2840006

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12790 ALICE LN, BRYAN, TX, 77807
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (210) 771-2709
Email: kernstransportations@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Kerns Robert · Kerns Robert
USDOT / docket: 2577529 · MC-901816
First registered: Feb 4, 2015
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2025 · 70,303 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 25, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,303

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 & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC.

K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2577529) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP effective Jan 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 25, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2577529, and its motor carrier number is MC-901816.

Is K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC's safety record?

K & K CARRIER SERVICES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).