Carrier profile · USDOT 100152 · MC-206249 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

KOHLER TRANSPORT INC

92 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 17 statesKOHLER, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206249 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

92Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

101Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(920) 459-1561 Email dispatchandrew.schelk@kohler.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 237 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

92 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

133 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 55 vehicle and 133 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.7% · 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 14.0 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

126 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 13

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 92-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 92
Inspections · 24 mo: 133
Annualized: ≈67 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 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$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

Virginia’90–’26

United States’94–’98

Sentry’98–’03

Zurich American’03–’13

Safety National’13–now

1990199920082017now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION	Jun 2013 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1998 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Apr 1994 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC.	Apr 1990 → Jan 2026	$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): 92
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 101

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

24.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

133

TN busiest

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

Home base

KOHLER, WI

444 HIGHLAND DRIVE

Top corridor

TN ⇄ WI

TN 35 · TX 15 · GA 10

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 925129 USDOT 268015 USDOT 338558Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 41 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 347778 USDOT 431102 USDOT 536988 USDOT 3069542 USDOT 3481206 USDOT 270179 USDOT 784424 USDOT 3404421

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kohler.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 339092 USDOT 582296 USDOT 964822 USDOT 1818403 USDOT 2376772 USDOT 4177249

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: 444 HIGHLAND DRIVE, KOHLER, WI, 53044
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 459-1561
Email: andrew.schelk@kohler.com
Web domain: kohler.com

Registration

Officer: Andrew Schelk
USDOT / docket: 100152 · MC-206249
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2025 · 8,315,462 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 23, 2000
D-U-N-S: 118290280

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,315,462

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 KOHLER TRANSPORT INC.

KOHLER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 100152) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION effective Jan 21, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 133 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 55 vehicle-level and 133 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 92 power units and 92 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 23, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KOHLER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

KOHLER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 100152, and its motor carrier number is MC-206249.

Is KOHLER TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, KOHLER TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KOHLER TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

KOHLER TRANSPORT INC has a 10.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 237 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).