Carrier profile · USDOT 294345 · MC-195565 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KARLS TRANSPORT INC

168 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 24 statesANTIGO, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-195565 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

168Power units

109 observed · MCS-150

151Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 623-2033 Email dispatchBHOLBROOK@KARLSTRANSPORT.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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 279 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.8%

▼ 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

168 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

182 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 72 vehicle and 182 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 10.3 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

176 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 13

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 168-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 168
Inspections · 24 mo: 182
Annualized: ≈91 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving85 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance27 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 18 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’92–’98

Harco National’00–’06

Harco National’07–’11

Liberty Fire’11–’15

West Bend’15–’20

Integrity’20–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2022

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Feb 2022	$750K	3
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2011	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Oct 2011	$750K	5
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2004	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2000 → Sep 2006	$750K	4
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1998 → Sep 2000	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1992 → Sep 1998	$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): 168
Observed power (24 mo): 109
Trailers (towed): 151

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

16.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

182

WI busiest

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

Home base

ANTIGO, WI

975 AMRON AVE

Top corridor

WI 34 · IL 28 · IN 25

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 167718Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (28 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2868002 USDOT 4109720 USDOT 1040714 USDOT 3198900 USDOT 167718 USDOT 2525164 USDOT 3647571 USDOT 4175987

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@karlstransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3495933

Shares a company officer with other carriers

karl schulz — 2 carriers: USDOT 3495933

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

168

Observed (24 mo)

109

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 975 AMRON AVE, ANTIGO, WI, 54409
Mailing address: PO BOX 333, ANTIGO, WI, 54409
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 623-2033
Cell: (715) 219-1023
Fax: (715) 623-2791
Email: bholbrook@karlstransport.com
Web domain: karlstransport.com

Registration

Officers: Karl Schulz · Jil Schulz
USDOT / docket: 294345 · MC-195565
First registered: Jun 3, 1987
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2026 · 12,491,616 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 27, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

168

Power units

129

Drivers

129

CDL drivers

12,491,616

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 KARLS TRANSPORT INC.

KARLS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 294345) 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 and 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 INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 15, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 182 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 72 vehicle-level and 182 driver-level — across 24 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 168 power units and 129 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 27, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KARLS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

KARLS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 294345, and its motor carrier number is MC-195565.

Is KARLS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KARLS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

KARLS TRANSPORT INC has a 20.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 279 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).