Carrier profile · USDOT 1136522 · MC-460842 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC

18 power unitsavg 5.1 yrNational · 16 statesLINEVILLE, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-460842 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 396-2506 Email dispatchkerleytn@centurylink.net

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 6.9 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

43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’03–’15

Sentry Select’17–’25

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2025	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2016 → Feb 2017	$1M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jan 2015 → Jan 2015	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jan 2015	$1M	17

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

40.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

LINEVILLE, AL

90330 HWY 9

Top corridor

AL 14 · TN 6 · LA 4

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 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3079211 USDOT 4089763 USDOT 3011336 USDOT 3343274 USDOT 2926676 USDOT 3904047 USDOT 2897262 USDOT 3679558Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 3079211 USDOT 3752267 USDOT 4089763 USDOT 213831 USDOT 2926676 USDOT 446588 USDOT 3604394

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@centurylink.net — 1066 carriers: USDOT 11811 USDOT 54836 USDOT 65717 USDOT 71614 USDOT 79880 USDOT 84009 USDOT 96281 USDOT 99907

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: 90330 HWY 9, LINEVILLE, AL, 36266
Mailing address: P O BOX 357, LINEVILLE, AL, 36266
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 396-2506
Fax: (256) 396-9178
Email: kerleytn@centurylink.net
Web domain: centurylink.net

Registration

Officers: Cornelia Kerley · Timothy Kerley
USDOT / docket: 1136522 · MC-460842
First registered: Jun 4, 2003
Last MCS-150: Nov 20, 2025 · 1,349,738 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 4, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,349,738

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 TRANSPORTATION LLC.

K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1136522) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 4, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1136522, and its motor carrier number is MC-460842.

Is K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

K & S TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).