K & B TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 75914
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (55 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTHIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
- Out-of-service rate10.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 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 | 75914 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1184 |
| Legal Name | K & B TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5743891986 |
| Address | 57510 COUNTY ROAD 3 SOUTH, Elkhart, IN, 46517 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20050720) |
| 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 | THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-01 | — |
| The Hanover Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2020-08-20 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2012-01-04 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 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 | 139 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-05-24 — VA — towaway
- 2025-09-03 — AR — towaway
- 2025-08-09 — WA — towaway
- 2025-08-02 — GA — towaway
- 2024-11-02 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (38), 16 (19), 12 (16).
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) | 55 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 55 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,368,091 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-APR-26 |
K & B TRANSPORT INC operates 55 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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