Carrier profile · USDOT 369785 · MC-313405 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KL & Kj Nau Inc

9 power unitsavg 3.8 yrRegional · 4 statesKENNEDYVILLE, MD86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-313405 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.8Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 708-2893 Email dispatchKATHYNAU1629@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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-mo40.0%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 41.7 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 15 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Daily America’03–’06

Star’07–’10

United States’12–’17

Progressive’21–’25

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jan 2025	$750K	2
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jan 2021 → Mar 2021	$750K	2
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jun 2021	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2010 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2010	$750K	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	Jan 2003 → Jan 2006	$750K	4
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Jan 2002	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2000	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Feb 1999	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

62.5%

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

DE busiest

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

Home base

KENNEDYVILLE, MD

12788 SHREWSBURY CHURCH RD

Top corridor

DE ⇄ MD

DE 5 · PA 2 · MD 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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 131237 USDOT 2726341 USDOT 1671536 USDOT 781688 USDOT 1912586

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12788 SHREWSBURY CHURCH RD, KENNEDYVILLE, MD, 21645
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 708-2893
Cell: (410) 708-1239
Email: kathynau1629@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Kenneth L Nau · Kathy J Nau
USDOT / docket: 369785 · MC-313405
First registered: Oct 13, 1989
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 391,785 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 14, 1993
D-U-N-S: 35467166

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

391,785

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 KL & KJ NAU INC.

KL & KJ NAU INC (USDOT 369785) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 23, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 9 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 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 14, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KL & KJ NAU INC's USDOT number?

KL & KJ NAU INC's USDOT number is 369785, and its motor carrier number is MC-313405.

Is KL & KJ NAU INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KL & KJ NAU INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KL & KJ NAU INC's safety record?

KL & KJ NAU INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KL & KJ NAU INC's fleet?

KL & KJ NAU INC operates 9 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KL & KJ NAU INC based?

KL & KJ NAU INC is based in KENNEDYVILLE, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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