Carrier profile · USDOT 120682 · MC-134235 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Kuhnle Brothers Inc

282 power unitsavg 12.3 yrNational · 30 statesNEWBURY, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-134235 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

282Power units

107 observed · MCS-150

128Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(440) 564-7168 Email dispatchSAFETY@KUHNLEBROTHERS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 318 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

282 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

177 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 115 vehicle and 177 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.9% · 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 2.2 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

170 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 16

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 282-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 282
Inspections · 24 mo: 177
Annualized: ≈89 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving103 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 10 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 15 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Zurich American’06–’12

National Interstate’12–’17

Great West’15–’18

Gemini’23–’25

Scottsdale Surplus’23–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 34 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · HARTWELL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 34 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Sep 2025 → Mar 2026	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Mar 2026	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
SCOTTSDALE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$5M	1
SCOTTSDALE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$5M	1
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$5M	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2021	$5M	1
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Oct 2021	$5M	2
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$5M	2
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$5M	2
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$5M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Oct 2020	$5M	1
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$5M	2
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Nov 2020	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Jun 2020	$5M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Mar 2019	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Oct 2017	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2018	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Oct 2017	$5M	4
MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Sep 2012	$5M	3
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 282
Observed power (24 mo): 107
Trailers (towed): 128

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

24.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

176

OH busiest

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

Home base

NEWBURY, OH

14905 CROSS CREEK

Top corridor

OH 47 · IN 21 · KY 17

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 76483 USDOT 334544Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 76483 USDOT 334544 USDOT 3557344 USDOT 76600

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kuhnlebrothers.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1032686 USDOT 4431565

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

282

Observed (24 mo)

107

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14905 CROSS CREEK, NEWBURY, OH, 44065
Mailing address: PO BOX 375, NEWBURY, OH, 44065
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (440) 564-7168
Cell: (440) 667-2400
Fax: (440) 338-1427
Email: safety@kuhnlebrothers.com
Web domain: kuhnlebrothers.com

Registration

Officers: Kim Thomas Kuhnle · Thomas Kuhnle
USDOT / docket: 120682 · MC-134235
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 11,657,241 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 23, 2023
D-U-N-S: 2946523

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

282

Power units

138

Drivers

138

CDL drivers

11,657,241

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 KUHNLE BROTHERS INC.

KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (USDOT 120682) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from HARTWELL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 177 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 115 vehicle-level and 177 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 282 power units and 138 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 23, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KUHNLE BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

KUHNLE BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 120682, and its motor carrier number is MC-134235.

Is KUHNLE BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, KUHNLE BROTHERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KUHNLE BROTHERS INC's safety record?

KUHNLE BROTHERS INC has a 17.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 318 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).