Carrier profile · USDOT 2368495 · MC-812361 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KAO LOGISTICS INC

153 power unitsavg 4 yrNational · 41 statesEXETER, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-812361 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

153Power units

161 observed · MCS-150

43Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 655-4514 Email dispatchjsabo@key-stone.com

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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 record3 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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 354 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo3.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo3.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

153 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

254 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 165 vehicle and 254 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.4% · 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 12.2 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

246 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 18

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 153-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 153
Inspections · 24 mo: 254
Annualized: ≈127 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’15 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Federated’12–’15

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2015

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Dec 2015	$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): 153
Observed power (24 mo): 161
Trailers (towed): 43

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 41 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

253

CA busiest

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

Home base

EXETER, PA

44 TUNKHANNOCK AVENUE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ PA

CA 55 · NY 32 · MS 19

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: 4 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 611601 USDOT 3737383 USDOT 890682 USDOT 4418435 USDOT 1141986Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 611601 USDOT 3737383 USDOT 3045747 USDOT 4418150 USDOT 3093518 USDOT 890682 USDOT 4418435 USDOT 1141986

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@key-stone.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 210026 USDOT 2300882

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joe sabo — 4 carriers: USDOT 475821 USDOT 1118401 USDOT 1250017

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

153

Observed (24 mo)

161

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: 44 TUNKHANNOCK AVENUE, EXETER, PA, 18643
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (570) 655-4514
Cell: (913) 683-0071
Fax: (570) 603-2059
Email: jsabo@key-stone.com
Web domain: key-stone.com

Registration

Officers: Joe Sabo · John Ruch
USDOT / docket: 2368495 · MC-812361
First registered: Jan 8, 2013
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2025 · 7,597,450 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

153

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,597,450

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 KAO LOGISTICS INC.

KAO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2368495) 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 common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 3.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 254 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 165 vehicle-level and 254 driver-level — across 41 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 153 power units and 90 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is KAO LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

KAO LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2368495, and its motor carrier number is MC-812361.

Is KAO LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KAO LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KAO LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

KAO LOGISTICS INC has a 3.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 354 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).