Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
11.5 yr
Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
KAYS CUSTOMS LLC (USDOT 662989) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 15, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
KAYS CUSTOMS LLC's USDOT number is 662989, and its motor carrier number is MC-401829.
As of 2026-07-18, KAYS CUSTOMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
KAYS CUSTOMS LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. 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.
KAYS CUSTOMS LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
KAYS CUSTOMS LLC is based in HARLAN, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
4 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Dec '24 · 1
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 5 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2017
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2017 → Mar 2017 | $750K | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2016 → Jan 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Jan 2004 → Jan 2016 | $750K | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Jan 2004 | $750K | 1 |
| EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2001 → Jan 2003 | $750K | 1 |
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 3 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
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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