Carrier profile · USDOT 844428 · MC-395537 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Kennedy Brothers Inc

16 power unitsavg 7.5 yrMulti-region · 12 statesPINK HILL, NC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-395537 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(910) 298-6446 Email dispatchmail@kbitrucking.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 average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 34 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 29.7 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lancer’01–’05

Northland’08–’13

Wilshire’13–’16

Northland’17–’20

Canal’20–’23

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · since Oct 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Nov 2023	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2020 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2020	$1M	1
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$1M	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2016	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2013	$1M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Oct 2008	$1M	2
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2007	$1M	5
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2005	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2000 → Sep 2001	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

59.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

PINK HILL, NC

1393 NC 241 HWY

Top corridor

NC 9 · SC 7 · LA 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: 7 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 966621 USDOT 2840774 USDOT 3088404Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 966621 USDOT 2485499 USDOT 3088404 USDOT 4353267 USDOT 1981739 USDOT 2431417 USDOT 2813454 USDOT 2955221

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tony kennedy — 4 carriers: USDOT 1280044 USDOT 1726948 USDOT 3952853

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1393 NC 241 HWY, PINK HILL, NC, 28572
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (910) 298-6446
Fax: (910) 298-6060
Email: mail@kbitrucking.com
Web domain: kbitrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Tony Kennedy · Timothy B Kennedy
USDOT / docket: 844428 · MC-395537
First registered: Dec 14, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2025 · 1,519,446 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,519,446

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 KENNEDY BROTHERS INC.

KENNEDY BROTHERS INC (USDOT 844428) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G effective Oct 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is KENNEDY BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

KENNEDY BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 844428, and its motor carrier number is MC-395537.

Is KENNEDY BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KENNEDY BROTHERS INC's safety record?

KENNEDY BROTHERS INC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is KENNEDY BROTHERS INC's fleet?

KENNEDY BROTHERS INC operates 16 power units and 28 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KENNEDY BROTHERS INC based?

KENNEDY BROTHERS INC is based in PINK HILL, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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