KJS TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 2542496
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (50 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileUniversal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate24.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2542496 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-884741 |
| Legal Name | KJS TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 13174299119 |
| Address | 5342 ELMWOOD AVE, Indianapolis, IN, 46203-6078 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-05-15 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-05-15 | — |
| American Inter-Fidelity Exchange | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-05-15 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2022-02-08 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 93 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 93 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 95 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 24.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-10-06 — IN — towaway
- 2025-09-08 — MI — towaway
- 2025-06-24 — MI — towaway
- 2024-07-30 — IN — towaway
- 2024-05-24 — OH — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (43), 12 (35), 2 (24).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 50 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 47 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,034,860 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 18-DEC-25 |
KJS TRANSPORT INC operates 50 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IN.
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