Carrier profile · USDOT 3994899 · MC-1499742 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Kettlebrook Express LLC

12 power unitsavg 10.4 yrRegional · 6 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1499742 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 666-1875 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average48.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.8%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

45 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 48.78% on 41 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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27 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 26, 2026.

Safety

58 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 48.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 58 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 9.4 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

57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '26 · 7

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

≈2.4 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 58
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance52 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 16 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Southlake Specialty’23–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	6
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

82.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 29 inspections
Louisiana: 19 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Mississippi: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

16550 KETTLEBROOK LN

Most inspections: TX

29 inspections

TX 29 · LA 19 · AR 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2321674 USDOT 3748694 USDOT 2438844 USDOT 404732Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2321674 USDOT 3128458 USDOT 3190261 USDOT 3748694 USDOT 3485649 USDOT 3575225 USDOT 2912114 USDOT 3875655

Shares a company officer with other carriers

alex chavez — 5 carriers: USDOT 2809545 USDOT 2980231 USDOT 2989097 USDOT 3074657

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 16550 KETTLEBROOK LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 666-1875
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Alex Chavez · Danielle Duncan
USDOT / docket: 3994899 · MC-1499742
First registered: Dec 7, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 276,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 118930658

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

276,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 2026

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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49%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

20 of 41 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

146violation records

40OOS-tagged records

20 of 41inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

5446%25 / 54

Lights

3619%7 / 36

Brakes

2612%3 / 26

Hours of service

2214%3 / 22

Unsafe driving

825%2 / 8

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

80%

15%

30%

71%Nov 24 to May 255 / 7

55%May 25 to Nov 256 / 11

22%Nov 25 to May 262 / 9

50%May 26 to Nov 267 / 14

Top 3 codes (29 of 146 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps13
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)10
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components6

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393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing5
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps5
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators4
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer3
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns2
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.203E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A1-TRPET Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9T Inoperative required lamps2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F4-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110C-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11N Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11S Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.132B-CHVE Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCAD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC.

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3994899) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 25, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 48.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 58 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 58 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3994899, and its motor carrier number is MC-1499742.

Is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC has a 48.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).