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KEVIN CATES INC

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Company CheckKEVIN CATES INC · DOT 1391091

2502 US HWY 180 EAST, BRECKENRIDGE, TX, 76424

DOT# 1391091 MC# 539498 Breckenridge, Texas 20 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Sep 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 30, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address2502 US HWY 180 EAST, BRECKENRIDGE, TX, 76424

Mailing Address2502 US HWY 180 EAST, BRECKENRIDGE, TX, 76424

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC539498

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 5.54 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.94 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.76 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage307,267 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS28.6% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/17/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective11/24/2025

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT49352A

Last checked09/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers4

Mileage307,267 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service2

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/17/2024 | Rated: 07/25/2016

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

1 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Sep 2026, 9 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (22.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/30/2026	MARIANNA	FL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/16/2023	ALMA	TX	0	10	1	10	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 9 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/01/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARIANNA FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US287 SB IOWA PARK SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 87 624 FT W OF ARMST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMONT CO	3	2	3	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	REYNOLDSBURG OH	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 60 MP 430	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2023	TX	Full (Level I)	I-45 NB MM 246	9	2	1	1	8	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044802	$750,000	12/12/2006	01/12/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044802	$750,000	12/12/2006	02/13/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00898701	$750,000	11/29/2008	03/31/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00627501	$750,000	11/29/2007	04/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001536	$750,000	11/26/2012	03/28/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001359	$750,000	11/21/2011	01/28/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001245	$750,000	11/17/2010	01/26/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	TXA500197	$1,000,000	11/11/2009	05/24/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00402201	$750,000	11/10/2007	11/29/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044484	$750,000	10/21/2005	07/13/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002556	$750,000	10/19/2015	02/19/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002200	$750,000	10/13/2014	04/16/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PDA00402201	$750,000	10/12/2007	11/10/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001781	$750,000	09/16/2013	04/15/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001359	$750,000	08/22/2011	11/21/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001536	$750,000	08/21/2012	11/26/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002556	$750,000	08/14/2015	10/19/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00898701	$750,000	07/29/2009	09/29/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00627501	$750,000	07/22/2008	11/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PDA00402201	$750,000	07/13/2007	10/12/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044802	$750,000	07/13/2006	12/13/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA981700035	$750,000	07/08/2024	05/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002556	$750,000	05/27/2015	08/14/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002200	$750,000	05/27/2014	10/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001781	$750,000	05/27/2013	09/16/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001536	$750,000	05/27/2012	08/21/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001359	$750,000	05/27/2011	08/22/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001245	$750,000	05/27/2010	07/26/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA981700035	$750,000	05/25/2024	07/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA958385812	$750,000	05/25/2022	05/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	FPKN BAN 3007712324	$1,000,000	05/25/2016	05/25/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00627501	$750,000	05/21/2008	07/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001781	$750,000	05/13/2014	05/27/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002200	$750,000	04/16/2015	05/27/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001781	$750,000	04/15/2014	05/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00627501	$750,000	04/01/2008	05/21/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA00898701	$750,000	03/31/2009	07/29/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001536	$750,000	03/28/2013	05/27/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044802	$750,000	03/12/2007	07/13/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00002556	$750,000	02/19/2016	05/27/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001359	$750,000	01/28/2012	05/27/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TT00001245	$750,000	01/26/2011	05/27/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044802	$750,000	01/12/2007	03/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L044802	$750,000	01/12/2007	03/12/2007	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/28/2011
MC539498	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/18/2010	REVOKED	07/08/2024
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2006
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/13/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/03/2007
MC539498	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/10/2005	REVOKED	10/05/2009
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/03/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/28/2008
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/30/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2012
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2011
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/15/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2007
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/22/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2015
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/19/2007
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/16/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/17/2014
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/26/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/2011
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/25/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2012
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/20/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2015
MC539498	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/11/2024	-	-
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/02/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/06/2009
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2007
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2006
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/13/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2014
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/02/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2016
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/02/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2011
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/30/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/27/2015
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/30/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2013
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/30/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/29/2012
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/17/2015
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/07/2008
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2009
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/15/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/13/2007
MC539498	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2012

No revocation records.

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95/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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