Carrier profile · USDOT 139925 · MC-969528 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Kentucky Oil & Refining Co Inc

15 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesBETSY LAYNE, KY94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-969528 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

45 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 478-9501 Email dispatchpfreels@teamkore.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes18 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 363 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

212 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 186 vehicle and 212 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.5 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

204 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 13

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

≈7.1 / 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: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 212
Annualized: ≈106 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.1 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 20 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 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: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Plaza’16–’17

Hdi Global’17–’18

At Lloyds’18–’25

Plaza’18–’19

Guideone’19–’20

Imperium’24–’25

2016201920222025now

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 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$1M	2
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Oct 2020	$1M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$1M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Sep 2018 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$1M	2
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → Sep 2017	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 45
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

75.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

211

KY busiest

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

Home base

BETSY LAYNE, KY

156 KENTUCKY OIL VLG

Top corridor

KY 102 · TN 83 · WV 20

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: 6 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 332574 USDOT 3404096Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 332574 USDOT 2335650 USDOT 1677367 USDOT 2356841 USDOT 3835798 USDOT 2435231 USDOT 955624 USDOT 3595266

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@teamkore.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 2195365 USDOT 2195695 USDOT 3154468

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david tomlinson — 3 carriers: USDOT 821633 USDOT 2671914

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

Location

Physical address: 156 KENTUCKY OIL VLG, BETSY LAYNE, KY, 41605
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 478-9501
Fax: (606) 478-9504
Email: pfreels@teamkore.com
Web domain: teamkore.com

Registration

Officer: David Tomlinson
USDOT / docket: 139925 · MC-969528
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2025 · 2,400,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 19, 1997
D-U-N-S: 5003934

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,400,000

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 KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC.

KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC (USDOT 139925) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 212 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 186 vehicle-level and 212 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 43 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 19, 1997 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC's USDOT number?

KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC's USDOT number is 139925, and its motor carrier number is MC-969528.

Is KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC's safety record?

KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC has a 14.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 363 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC's fleet?

KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC operates 15 power units and 43 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC based?

KENTUCKY OIL & REFINING CO INC is based in BETSY LAYNE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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