KBS INC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
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
70 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 7
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.
- Registered power units
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 70
- Annualized
- ≈35 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 104 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 112 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2019 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 23, 2018 | MD | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2017 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2015 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |