Carrier profile · USDOT 128892 · MC-147131 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Kennamer Brothers Inc

30 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 5 statesGUNTERSVILLE, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147131 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 582-3816 Email dispatchsusie@KENNAMERBROs.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.5%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 — 11 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 24.9 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 30-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’19 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’92–’95

Great West’15–’19

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2019

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2015	$750K	4
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2013	$750K	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2009	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 1997 → Aug 1999	$750K	4
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 1997	$750K	1
COLONIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → May 1996	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

17.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

GUNTERSVILLE, AL

1207 RAILROAD AVENUE

Top corridor

AL 12 · TN 8 · GA 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 565162Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 162408 USDOT 733138 USDOT 822309 USDOT 1305813 USDOT 565162 USDOT 122275 USDOT 2809115 USDOT 830317

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1207 RAILROAD AVENUE, GUNTERSVILLE, AL, 35976
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 582-3816
Cell: (256) 572-6558
Fax: (256) 582-3831
Email: susie@kennamerbros.com
Web domain: kennamerbros.com

Registration

Officer: Susie K. Carnes
USDOT / docket: 128892 · MC-147131
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2025 · 2,172,677 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 11, 2019
D-U-N-S: 75455105

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,172,677

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 KENNAMER BROTHERS INC.

KENNAMER BROTHERS INC (USDOT 128892) 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 and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 11, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KENNAMER BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

KENNAMER BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 128892, and its motor carrier number is MC-147131.

Is KENNAMER BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KENNAMER BROTHERS INC's safety record?

KENNAMER BROTHERS INC has a 45.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is KENNAMER BROTHERS INC's fleet?

KENNAMER BROTHERS INC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KENNAMER BROTHERS INC based?

KENNAMER BROTHERS INC is based in GUNTERSVILLE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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