Carrier profile · USDOT 981994 · MC-416188 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC

9 power unitsavg 10.2 yrLocal · 1 statesCLEVELAND, OH94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-416188 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(440) 708-6511 Email dispatchKT1043@YAHOO.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes6 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 14 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%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 — 9 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 26.1 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’16 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’01–’06

Empire Fire’06–’10

Zurich American’10–’16

Hallmark’13–’16

beyond this history

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Oct 2016	$5M	2
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2016	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2016	$5M	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2010	$5M	7
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2001 → Sep 2006	$5M	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

21.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

2053 WEST 3RD ST

Top corridor

OH 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 1674234

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2053 WEST 3RD ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44113
Mailing address: 11469 STATE ROUTE 88, GARRETTSVILLE, OH, 44231
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (440) 708-6511
Fax: (330) 527-2093
Email: kt1043@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Don Kepich
USDOT / docket: 981994 · MC-416188
First registered: Oct 3, 2001
Last MCS-150: Nov 10, 2025 · 498,358 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 7, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

498,358

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 KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC.

KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 981994) 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 $4,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 9 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 7, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 981994, and its motor carrier number is MC-416188.

Is KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

KEPICH TRANSPORTATION INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).