Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA KINETIK TRANSPORT
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
K L M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2013548) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 22, 2024.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 23, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
K L M EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2013548, and its motor carrier number is MC-741799.
As of Jun 13, 2026, K L M EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
K L M EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
K L M EXPRESS INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
K L M EXPRESS INC is based in ELMHURST, IL.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2024 → Jun 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2019 → Jul 2024 | $750K | 4 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2018 → Feb 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2016 → Feb 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2015 → Feb 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2015 → Feb 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Feb 2014 → Jan 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| NGM INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2013 → Feb 2014 | $750K | 4 |
| CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO | Aug 2012 → Dec 2012 | $750K | 4 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2011 → Aug 2012 | $750K | 3 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Apr 2011 → Aug 2011 | $750K | 1 |
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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
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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