Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1640952 · MC-706286
KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC
2 power unitsVINITA, OK
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-706286 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 19 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2007Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC safe to work with?
Is KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC safe to load? KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1640952, MC-706286) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in VINITA, OK, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
KCKERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
United Financial · 10–10
20102010
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2010 → Oct 2010 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
VINITA, OK
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hughes.net — 1602 carriers: USDOT 1705USDOT 7187USDOT 29282USDOT 33747USDOT 52891USDOT 55287USDOT 72185USDOT 89599
Shares a company officer with other carriers
rube kerns — 2 carriers: USDOT 1934746
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 30697 S 4430 RD, VINITA, OK, 74301
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (918) 256-2150
- Fax
- (918) 256-2175
- Web domain
- hughes.net
Registration
- Officer
- Rube Kerns
- USDOT / docket
- 1640952 · MC-706286
- First registered
- 05/04/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 02/26/2010 · 10,000 mi (2009)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?
KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1640952, and its motor carrier number is MC-706286.
Is KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC's fleet?
KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC based?
KERNS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC is based in VINITA, OK.