Carrier profile · USDOT 41212 · MC-119557 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

K & S TANK LINES INC

13 power unitsavg 10.6 yrMulti-region · 8 statesCOPPERHILL, TN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119557 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 496-4939 Email dispatchKSTANK@etcmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 56 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.0 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 4

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 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Reliance National’94–’00

Great West’01–’04

Great West’06–’21

Axis Surplus’09–’19

Gemini’19–now

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2023	$5M	9
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2019	$5M	2
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2009	$5M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2006 → Sep 2021	$5M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2005	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2001 → Aug 2004	$5M	7
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$5M	3
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 2000	$5M	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

67.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

COPPERHILL, TN

148 STAFFORDTOWN RD

Top corridor

TN 16 · KY 11 · MO 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@etcmail.com — 59 carriers: USDOT 197123 USDOT 242320 USDOT 457365 USDOT 785926 USDOT 793168 USDOT 803125 USDOT 845134 USDOT 927950

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 148 STAFFORDTOWN RD, COPPERHILL, TN, 37317
Mailing address: P O BOX 1168, COPPERHILL, TN, 37317-1168
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (423) 496-4939
Cell: (706) 455-4939
Fax: (423) 496-3212
Email: kstank@etcmail.com
Web domain: etcmail.com

Registration

Officers: Kenny Stuart · Patsy Stuart
USDOT / docket: 41212 · MC-119557
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2025 · 672,535 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 6, 1994
D-U-N-S: 79020061

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

672,535

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 & S TANK LINES INC.

K & S TANK LINES INC (USDOT 41212) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 6, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & S TANK LINES INC's USDOT number?

K & S TANK LINES INC's USDOT number is 41212, and its motor carrier number is MC-119557.

Is K & S TANK LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, K & S TANK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & S TANK LINES INC's safety record?

K & S TANK LINES INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).