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
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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 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

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

52%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
59%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
25%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
36%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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

ELD & hours-of-service

3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
2Drove over hours

Crash history· 23 total · 0 in 24 mo

23
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
5
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20241001
20221001
20213113
20191001
20182002
20171001
20162002
20151001
20142002
20132022
20121001
20101001
20091001
20071001
20062011
19981011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jan 11, 2024TN00Yes
Jul 4, 2022IL00Yes
Oct 29, 2021TN01Yes
Sep 1, 2021IN10Yes
Jul 6, 2021GA00Yes
Mar 5, 2019TN00Yes
Nov 13, 2018TN00Yes
Mar 28, 2018MS00Yes
Jun 20, 2017TN00Yes
Oct 19, 2016AR00Yes
Feb 10, 2016TN00Yes
Jan 21, 2015TN00Yes
Oct 15, 2014KY00Yes
Jun 17, 2014KY00Yes
Mar 2, 2013TN01Yes
Jan 12, 2013TN04Yes
May 20, 2012TN00Yes
Aug 2, 2010SC00Yes
Aug 10, 2009TN00Yes
Dec 9, 2007TN00Yes
Nov 23, 2006TN01No
Jul 20, 2006TN00Yes
Mar 23, 1998TN03Yes