Carrier profile · USDOT 166163 · MC-188060 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KUEHL TRANSIT INC

8 power unitsavg 8.7 yrMulti-region · 10 statesHERON LAKE, MN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-188060 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.7Avg age (yr)

2009–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 445-3930 Email dispatchtkuehl@kuehltransit.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 32 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.7 yr

Model years 2009–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 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$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $0 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 1986

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

HERON LAKE, MN

37311 COUNTY ROAD 13

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MN

SD 8 · WY 2 · IL 2

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 37311 COUNTY ROAD 13, HERON LAKE, MN, 56137
Mailing address: PO BOX 216, STORDEN, MN, 56174
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 445-3930
Cell: (507) 822-1896
Fax: (507) 445-3133
Email: tkuehl@kuehltransit.com
Web domain: kuehltransit.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Kuehl · Dana Kuehl
USDOT / docket: 166163 · MC-188060
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Dec 3, 2025 · 788,699 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 1, 2000
D-U-N-S: 82376989

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

788,699

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 KUEHL TRANSIT INC.

KUEHL TRANSIT INC (USDOT 166163) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 $0 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 27, 1986 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 10 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 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 1, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KUEHL TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

KUEHL TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 166163, and its motor carrier number is MC-188060.

Is KUEHL TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KUEHL TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KUEHL TRANSIT INC's safety record?

KUEHL TRANSIT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).