S & B KESSLER INC
USDOT 707020
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (33 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% 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 | 707020 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-328360 |
| Legal Name | S & B KESSLER INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5742290613 |
| Address | 56346 TULIP ROAD, New Carlisle, IN, 46552 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20070426) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-05-22 — IN — towaway
- 2025-10-17 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-30 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-08-13 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-10-24 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (5), 12 (4), 26 (3).
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) | 33 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 33 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,329,551 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-NOV-24 |
S & B KESSLER INC operates 33 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
Other carriers in New Carlisle, IN
- LEWIS C OLDHAM — USDOT 669696, 12 power units
- NEIL M MASON — USDOT 682852, 8 power units
- JOHN S NOWACKI — USDOT 694936, 6 power units
- JNC CORP — USDOT 847191, 5 power units
- K & M TRUCKING INC — USDOT 823953, 4 power units
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