Carrier profile · USDOT 3171739 · MC-118907 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

KIND TRANSPORT INC

88 power unitsavg 4.6 yrNational · 24 statesMUNSTER, IN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-118907 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

88Power units

91 observed · MCS-150

88Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 376-2666 Email dispatchana@kind-transport.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

88 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

167 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 72 vehicle and 167 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.1% · 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 19.4 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

160 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 10

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 88-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 88
Inspections · 24 mo: 167
Annualized: ≈84 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving82 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 29 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’18–’19

United Specialty’19–’20

National Continental’20–’22

National Union’22–’25

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2022 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 88
Observed power (24 mo): 91
Trailers (towed): 88

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

167

TN busiest

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

Home base

MUNSTER, IN

419 RIDGE ROAD SUITE A

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IN

TN 23 · NC 21 · OH 15

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: 14 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3323262 USDOT 4044541 USDOT 3788627 USDOT 1855825 USDOT 4217559 USDOT 3197100 USDOT 3504979 USDOT 3558786Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (71 trucks · 52 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2020842 USDOT 2479620 USDOT 3504979 USDOT 3611966 USDOT 3176162 USDOT 3465202 USDOT 3867186 USDOT 2562511

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: 419 RIDGE ROAD SUITE A, MUNSTER, IN, 46321
Mailing address: 419 RIDGE RD STE A, MUNSTER, IN, 46321
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (260) 376-2666
Email: ana@kind-transport.com
Web domain: kind-transport.com

Registration

Officer: Slave Mitev
USDOT / docket: 3171739 · MC-118907
First registered: Aug 10, 2018
Last MCS-150: Nov 16, 2025 · 5,564,973 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,564,973

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 KIND TRANSPORT INC.

KIND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3171739) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 167 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 72 vehicle-level and 167 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 88 power units and 90 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 16, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KIND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

KIND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 3171739, and its motor carrier number is MC-118907.

Is KIND TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, KIND TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KIND TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

KIND TRANSPORT INC has a 36.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 223 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).