Carrier profile · USDOT 1975981 · MC-776647 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Kaunas Trucking Inc

DBA KAUNAS TRUCKING

20 power unitsavg 2.8 yrNational · 25 statesJOLIET, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-776647 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 365-7722 Email dispatchkaunastrucking@gmail.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 average34.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.8 yr

Model years 2015–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

76 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 76 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 7.5 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

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 76
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving52 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Prime Property’19–’21

United States’22–’25

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Jun 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	6
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2025	$1M	13
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$1M	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Jun 2019 → Jun 2021	$1M	5
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Jan 2017 → May 2017	$1M	5
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Jan 2017	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Jan 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

47.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

JOLIET, IL

20604 BURL CT

Top corridor

LA ⇄ IL

LA 9 · CO 8 · GA 7

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: 10 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3477446 USDOT 3586855Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1625877 USDOT 3469080 USDOT 3044524 USDOT 3933784 USDOT 3477446 USDOT 2384916 USDOT 3586855 USDOT 2420075

Shares a company officer with other carriers

marius kaunas — 2 carriers: USDOT 2411650

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 20604 BURL CT, JOLIET, IL, 60433
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (630) 365-7722
Cell: (708) 770-6999
Email: kaunastrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Marius Kaunas
USDOT / docket: 1975981 · MC-776647
First registered: Dec 15, 2009
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2026 · 3,700,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,700,000

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 KAUNAS TRUCKING INC.

KAUNAS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1975981) 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 common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 76 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 76 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KAUNAS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

KAUNAS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1975981, and its motor carrier number is MC-776647.

Is KAUNAS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KAUNAS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

KAUNAS TRUCKING INC has a 34.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 5 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 KAUNAS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

KAUNAS TRUCKING INC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KAUNAS TRUCKING INC based?

KAUNAS TRUCKING INC is based in JOLIET, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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