Carrier profile · USDOT 461904 · MC-258815 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Kaufman Transportation Service Inc

17 power unitsavg 9.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesONARGA, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-258815 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(833) 587-4636 Email dispatchtankers@kaufmantransportation.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 25.0 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 3

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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 · 14 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Service’95–’98

Grinnell Reinsurance’01–’05

Northland’12–’19

1993200220112020now

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 · CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$1M	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2019	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2012	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Sep 2009	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Dec 2006	$1M	4
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Jan 2005	$1M	1
TRI-STATE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MINNESOTA	Jan 2001 → Apr 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2000 → Dec 2000	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Jan 2000	$1M	1
MUTUAL SERVICE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Oct 2000	$1M	3
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Mar 2000	$1M	1
MUTUAL SERVICE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1995 → Mar 1998	$1M	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Jan 1993 → Jul 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

ONARGA, IL

1368 EAST STATE RT 49

Top corridor

IA ⇄ IL

IA 9 · IL 5 · IN 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2469001 USDOT 3431961 USDOT 3555779 USDOT 53754 USDOT 3268655 USDOT 212675 USDOT 248932 USDOT 4034402

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kaufmantransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3359077

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1368 EAST STATE RT 49, ONARGA, IL, 60955
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (833) 587-4636
Cell: (815) 383-5597
Email: tankers@kaufmantransportation.com
Web domain: kaufmantransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Kale R Kaufman · Traci Houser
USDOT / docket: 461904 · MC-258815
First registered: Oct 28, 1991
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 1,252,347 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,252,347

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 KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC.

KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 461904) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 17 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 461904, and its motor carrier number is MC-258815.

Is KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's safety record?

KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC's fleet?

KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC operates 17 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC based?

KAUFMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC is based in ONARGA, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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