Carrier profile · USDOT 593718 · MC-286915 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Kivi Bros Trucking Inc

278 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 44 statesDULUTH, MN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-286915 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

278Power units

235 observed · MCS-150

310Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 624-3535 Email dispatchdean@kivibros.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

278 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

552 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 243 vehicle and 552 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

543 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 40

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 278-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 278
Inspections · 24 mo: 552
Annualized: ≈276 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving296 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 36 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance39 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance38 · 14 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’13 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’97–’13

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2013

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 1997	$750K	2
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1995	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 278
Observed power (24 mo): 235
Trailers (towed): 310

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

55.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 44 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

552

MN busiest

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

Home base

DULUTH, MN

5739 OLD HWY 61

Top corridor

MN 100 · WI 29 · CA 28

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4383471 USDOT 358614Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 275151 USDOT 4337802 USDOT 3454515 USDOT 3502640 USDOT 827776 USDOT 3186738 USDOT 309026 USDOT 46257

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kivibros.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3056390

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

278

Observed (24 mo)

235

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5739 OLD HWY 61, DULUTH, MN, 55810
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 624-3535
Fax: (218) 624-3601
Email: dean@kivibros.com
Web domain: kivibros.com

Registration

Officers: Dean Goranson · Derek Kivi
USDOT / docket: 593718 · MC-286915
First registered: Mar 13, 1995
Last MCS-150: Nov 20, 2025 · 22,382,283 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 10, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

278

Power units

278

Drivers

260

CDL drivers

22,382,283

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 KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC.

KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 593718) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 1, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 552 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 243 vehicle-level and 552 driver-level — across 44 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 278 power units and 278 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 10, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 593718, and its motor carrier number is MC-286915.

Is KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 910 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC operates 278 power units and 278 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC based?

KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC is based in DULUTH, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 44 states.

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