Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.5 yr
Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
KARL MAJORS LLC (USDOT 810825) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jan 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 6, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
KARL MAJORS LLC's USDOT number is 810825, and its motor carrier number is MC-366357.
As of Jun 13, 2026, KARL MAJORS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
KARL MAJORS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
KARL MAJORS LLC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
KARL MAJORS LLC is based in PALISADE, CO, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
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4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2025 → Jan 2026 | $1M | 1 |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2024 → Nov 2024 | $1M | 3 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Nov 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Sep 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Sep 2023 | $1M | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2018 → Sep 2021 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2014 → Sep 2018 | $1M | 1 |
| MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2011 → Aug 2014 | $1M | 3 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2009 → Sep 2011 | $1M | 6 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2007 → Jun 2009 | $1M | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Mar 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Jul 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Mar 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Mar 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER | Apr 2001 → Jan 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Oct 1999 → Apr 2001 | $1M | 3 |
| ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1999 → Nov 1999 | $1M | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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