Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA MAD RIVER LUMBER
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is KVS INC safe to load? KVS INC (USDOT 517559, MC-209019) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in UKIAH, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it. Verify authority and insurance directly. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
KVS INC's USDOT number is 517559, and its motor carrier number is MC-209019.
As of 2026-06-13, KVS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
KVS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
KVS INC is based in UKIAH, CA.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
No roadside inspections on record.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 23 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Aug 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2022 → Sep 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| NAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Sep 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2021 → Sep 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2019 → Jul 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2017 → Jul 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2015 → Jul 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. | Jul 2011 → Jul 2015 | $750k | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2010 → Jul 2011 | $750k | 2 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2009 → Jul 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jul 2007 → Jul 2009 | $750k | 6 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2006 → Jul 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2002 → Jul 2006 | $750k | 9 |
| ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC. | Jun 2001 → Jul 2002 | $750k | 4 |
| FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST) | Mar 2001 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2001 → Mar 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST) | Dec 2000 → Jan 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2000 → Aug 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST) | Jun 2000 → Dec 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1997 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST | Jun 1996 → Sep 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1995 → Aug 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | Jun 1994 → Jun 1995 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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