Carrier profile · USDOT 1289418 · MC-495440 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

K S TRANS SERVICE CO

41 power unitsavg 7.9 yrRegional · 3 statesFRESNO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-495440 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

41Power units

45 observed · MCS-150

91Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2009–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 264-5650 Email dispatchkevin@kstransportinc.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 313 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

41 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 2009–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

219 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 167 vehicle and 219 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.3 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

208 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 17

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 41
Inspections · 24 mo: 219
Annualized: ≈110 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving79 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 10 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’07–’09

New York’10–’13

State National’13–’15

United Specialty’15–’19

United Specialty’21–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2026	$750K	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2019	$750K	7
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2015	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	May 2010 → Jan 2013	$750K	3
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → May 2010	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2006	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2004 → Jan 2005	$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): 41
Observed power (24 mo): 45
Trailers (towed): 91

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

219

CA busiest

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

Home base

FRESNO, CA

3190 S ELM AVE

Top corridor

CA 214 · AZ 4 · NV 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 60714 USDOT 80806 USDOT 4555878 USDOT 1810245 USDOT 3125264Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (38 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 60714 USDOT 80806 USDOT 970762 USDOT 3621153 USDOT 3125264 USDOT 1057998 USDOT 1289414 USDOT 3606342

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3190 S ELM AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93706
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 264-5650
Fax: (559) 264-5818
Email: kevin@kstransportinc.net
Web domain: kstransportinc.net

Registration

Officer: Karamjit Singh Nijjar
USDOT / docket: 1289418 · MC-495440
First registered: Sep 27, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 4,127,071 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,127,071

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 TRANS SERVICE CO.

K S TRANS SERVICE CO (USDOT 1289418) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 219 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 167 vehicle-level and 219 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 41 power units and 82 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K S TRANS SERVICE CO's USDOT number?

K S TRANS SERVICE CO's USDOT number is 1289418, and its motor carrier number is MC-495440.

Is K S TRANS SERVICE CO authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, K S TRANS SERVICE CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K S TRANS SERVICE CO's safety record?

K S TRANS SERVICE CO has a 10.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 313 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).