KOHEL INTERSTATE TRANSPORT CORP
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 54 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2025 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2014 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 16, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2013 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2011 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2010 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2009 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |