Carrier profile · USDOT 774333 · MC-346673 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Keith's Transport Inc

2 power unitsavg 13.1 yrLocal · 2 statesLYDIA, SC86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-346673 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(843) 319-8970 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.1 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 8 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 33.3 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 2

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

≈2.0 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Pennsylvania’03–’08

Carolina’08–’13

Columbia’13–’16

Progressive Northern’16–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Dec 2024	$750K	2
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2016	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2013	$750K	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2003 → Sep 2008	$750K	5
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2003	$750K	1
BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Sep 2001	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Jun 1999	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

LYDIA, SC

5180 INDIAN BRANCH ROAD

Top corridor

SC 7 · KY 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 97213

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard reddick — 3 carriers: USDOT 971813 USDOT 2444950

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5180 INDIAN BRANCH ROAD, LYDIA, SC, 29079
Mailing address: P O BOX 762, LYDIA, SC, 29079
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (843) 319-8970
Fax: (843) 383-9246
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Richard Reddick
USDOT / docket: 774333 · MC-346673
First registered: Oct 1, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jan 12, 2026 · 123,654 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 20, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

123,654

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC.

KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 774333) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 17, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 20, 2024 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 774333, and its motor carrier number is MC-346673.

Is KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC based?

KEITH'S TRANSPORT INC is based in LYDIA, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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