Carrier profile · USDOT 2816593 · MC-1007936 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KL TRUCKING LLC

DBA BADGER TRUCKING

29 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 18 statesKELLER, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1007936 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(817) 674-1211 Email dispatchBAILEEM@BADGERTRUCKING.COM, BRIANCBADGERTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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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 average35.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

123 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 82 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 7.1 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

115 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 8

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

≈2.1 / 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: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 123
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving47 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance42 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 17 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving13 · 10 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 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$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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Navigators’19–’20

United Wisconsin’20–’21

Accredited’21–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	6
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Jun 2021 → Jun 2025	$750K	8
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

123

TX busiest

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

Home base

KELLER, TX

4741 KELLER HASLET ROAD

Top corridor

TX 45 · LA 13 · TN 9

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: 1 truck 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 3839849 USDOT 4347317Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (34 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 3206673 USDOT 3921121 USDOT 77949 USDOT 3211976 USDOT 3243700 USDOT 3774 USDOT 2562511

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian coleman — 12 carriers: USDOT 1095880 USDOT 1248151 USDOT 1518858 USDOT 1793467 USDOT 2193158 USDOT 2801597 USDOT 2880864 USDOT 2906837

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: 4741 KELLER HASLET ROAD, KELLER, TX, 76244
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (817) 674-1211
Fax: (817) 674-1215
Email: baileem@badgertrucking.com, briancbadgertrucking.com
Web domain: badgertrucking.com, briancbadgertrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Brian Coleman
USDOT / docket: 2816593 · MC-1007936
First registered: Oct 15, 2015
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 2,544,832 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.71
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,544,832

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 TRUCKING LLC.

KL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2816593) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 123 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 82 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 29 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

KL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2816593, and its motor carrier number is MC-1007936.

Is KL TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KL TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KL TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

KL TRUCKING LLC has a 35.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 222 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).