Carrier profile · USDOT 875945 · MC-383268 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KIMONS MOVING INC

DBA THE VELVET TOUCH

7 power unitsavg 11.7 yrRegional · 4 statesBRONX, NY88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-383268 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

11.7Avg age (yr)

2009–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(718) 742-5320 Email dispatchKBMGA5@AOL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

11.1

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

11.1

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2009–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 11.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

15 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Transguard America’04–’07

American Guarantee’10–’14

Hudson’18–’21

Wesco’22–’25

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2021	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$750K	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Jun 2014	$750K	4
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Apr 2010 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2007	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2004	$750K	6
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

83%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

BRONX, NY

3301 MERRITT AVENUE

Top corridor

NY 11 · DE 2 · FL 1

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3301 MERRITT AVENUE, BRONX, NY, 10475
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (718) 742-5320
Cell: (917) 747-0631
Fax: (718) 742-5323
Email: kbmga5@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Barbara Thermos · Kimon Thermos
USDOT / docket: 875945 · MC-383268
First registered: Apr 27, 2000
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 134,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 114938819

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

134,000

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 KIMONS MOVING INC.

KIMONS MOVING INC (USDOT 875945) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 19, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KIMONS MOVING INC's USDOT number?

KIMONS MOVING INC's USDOT number is 875945, and its motor carrier number is MC-383268.

Is KIMONS MOVING INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, KIMONS MOVING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KIMONS MOVING INC's safety record?

KIMONS MOVING INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).