Carrier profile · USDOT 1750398 · MC-640719 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

R & K Investments Group LLC

DBA RKI

11 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 5 statesLOYAL, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-640719 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 255-8999 Email dispatchrmews@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2015–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.7 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’09–’22

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2009 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → Jun 2008	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

53.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

LOYAL, WI

412 E INDUSTRIAL DR

Top corridor

WI 5 · NC 2 · KY 1

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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1134215Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2981877 USDOT 4385745 USDOT 3702920 USDOT 1134215 USDOT 167718 USDOT 3956804 USDOT 4248844 USDOT 1772901

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 412 E INDUSTRIAL DR, LOYAL, WI, 54446-9714
Mailing address: PO BOX 340, LOYAL, WI, 54446-0340
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 255-8999
Fax: (715) 255-8994
Email: rmews@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Karen Mews · Ricky Mews
USDOT / docket: 1750398 · MC-640719
First registered: Mar 19, 2008
Last MCS-150: Oct 3, 2025 · 654,371 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 26, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 968261961

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

654,371

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 R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC.

R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC (USDOT 1750398) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 26, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 1750398, and its motor carrier number is MC-640719.

Is R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC's safety record?

R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC's fleet?

R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC operates 11 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC based?

R & K INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC is based in LOYAL, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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