Carrier profile · USDOT 65926 · MC-118537 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KM CARRIAGE SERVICE INC

3 power unitsSIOUX CITY, IA84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-118537 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(712) 258-5884 Email dispatchpwhite@marxdistribution.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 fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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: 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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’90–’97

United Fire’19–now

1990199920082017now

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 · UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2019 → Dec 2023	$750K	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → May 2001	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jul 2000	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1990 → Jul 1997	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

SIOUX CITY, IA

2827 225TH STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@marxdistribution.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 375396

Shares a company officer with other carriers

grady marx — 3 carriers: USDOT 375396 USDOT 1461095

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2827 225TH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IA, 51111
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 258-5884
Cell: (712) 251-4538
Fax: (712) 255-3030
Email: pwhite@marxdistribution.com
Web domain: marxdistribution.com

Registration

Officer: Grady Marx
USDOT / docket: 65926 · MC-118537
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2024 · 12,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 19, 1991
D-U-N-S: 7841877

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 KM CARRIAGE SERVICE INC.

KM CARRIAGE SERVICE INC (USDOT 65926) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 3, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 19, 1991 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.