Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1011729 · MC-428819
K & R EXPRESS LTD
20 power unitsWATERLOO, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-428819 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
20Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 24 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 20 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)$750K$750K on file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is K & R EXPRESS LTD safe to work with?
Is K & R EXPRESS LTD safe to load? K & R EXPRESS LTD (USDOT 1011729, MC-428819) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in WATERLOO, IA, operating 20 power units and 15 drivers. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
K&K & R EXPRESS LTD 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Sirius America · 02–now
Wilshire · 02–05
Carolina · 05–07
20022007
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA | May 2007 → Aug 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2005 → May 2007 | $750k | 4 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2002 → Sep 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2002 → current | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 20
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WATERLOO, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mchsi.com — 1070 carriers: USDOT 53750USDOT 69916USDOT 73663USDOT 75367USDOT 76058USDOT 96421USDOT 121252USDOT 148900
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5132 HESS ROAD, WATERLOO, IA, 50701
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 1498, WATERLOO, IA, 50701
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (319) 296-9078
- Cell
- (319) 230-3334
- Fax
- (319) 296-9103
- Web domain
- mchsi.com
Registration
- Officer
- Kelly Broten
- USDOT / docket
- 1011729 · MC-428819
- First registered
- 03/14/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 09/25/2006 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is K & R EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number?
K & R EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number is 1011729, and its motor carrier number is MC-428819.
Is K & R EXPRESS LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, K & R EXPRESS LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is K & R EXPRESS LTD's fleet?
K & R EXPRESS LTD operates 20 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is K & R EXPRESS LTD based?
K & R EXPRESS LTD is based in WATERLOO, IA.