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Company CheckKIOWA LINE BUILDERS INC · DOT 1457764

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

801 HWY 5 SOUTH, TIPTON, MO, 65081

DOT# 1457764 Tipton, Missouri

PRIVATE CARRIER

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121

Power Units

156

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Dec 18, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Dec 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 26, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 6, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(660) 433-2677

Fax(660) 433-2448

Email[email protected]

Physical Address801 HWY 5 SOUTH, TIPTON, MO, 65081

Mailing AddressP O BOX 721, TIPTON, MO, 65081

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

KIOWA LINE BUILDERS INC is a FMCSA-validated private carrier based in Tipton, Missouri. The fleet consists of 121 power units and 156 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 300,000 miles (2025). The carrier transports Logs, Poles, Beams, Lumber, Utility. 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 10 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, KIOWA LINE BUILDERS INC has a Trust Score of 87/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

Logs, Poles, Beams, LumberUtility

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 .14 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage300,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

156

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

156

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS14.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/25/2016

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet121 units

Drivers156

Mileage300,000 mi

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service1

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/25/2016

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

4 · 3 OOS -

2024

4 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

3 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

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 Dec 2025, 5 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (40% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/26/2025	DALLAS	TX	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/06/2024	OLD VALDOSTA ROAD AT GEORGIA 37	GA	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
04/15/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/18/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 5 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/18/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRISON AR	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	NASHVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KINGDOM CITY MO	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALIFORNIA MO	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2023	AR	Full (Level I)	CONWAY COUNTY	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN COUNTY	4	1	3	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROLLA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

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) knockout	−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.

KIOWA LINE BUILDERS INC

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Cargo Transported

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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