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Company CheckL & K FREIGHT LINE INC · DOT 2049935

1710 JOE BATTLE LOT B, EL PASO, TX, 79936

DOT# 2049935 MC# 1410473 El Paso, Texas 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 17, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Aug 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jan 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 25, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1710 JOE BATTLE LOT B, EL PASO, TX, 79936

Mailing Address12210 MONTWOOD DR, STE 103 PMB 505, EL PASO, TX, 79928

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/17/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeHUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (203) 977-8000
🌐 hudsoninsgroup.com

Filings on record7

Bond cancelled Apr 25, 2025 by UNIVERSAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

UNIVERSAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYApr 2024 to Apr 2025 · CANCELLED

HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYApr 2023 to Apr 2024 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC981442

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC1410473

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating10 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 3.86 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 5.45 · 8 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 6 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage939,227 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS30.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

Policy #7901264033

Last checked09/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Fleet7 units

Drivers11

Mileage939,227 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service6

OOS Rate30.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

Out of Service4

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

24 · 9 OOS ▲

2025

8 · 5 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Aug 2026, 13 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (38.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 13 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 22 violations · 6 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 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 (39)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/17/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALLEGANY NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOLTS SUMMIT MO	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 LORAINE SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	9	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	7	2	4	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW PHILADELPHIA OH	3	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN IN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST CLAIR MO	4	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0020 IN TARRANT CO. (424-45	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	KENTWOOD SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON HATCH HWY NE 4103 FT N OF D	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	NOGALES AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	PATAGONIA AZ	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOPE AR	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN SIMON AZ	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER TN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOUGLAS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASA GRANDE AZ	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOUGLAS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 54 314 FT W OF QUAY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOUGLAS AZ	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	7	0	5	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	DOUGLAS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	TUCSON AZ	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/01/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:31 35'03.30"N	8	0	4	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAPEVINE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2023	OK	Full (Level I)	BRAMAN SCALES	8	0	1	0	7	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	L23A1185	$1,000,000	12/16/2023	12/16/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	BBRCXLTTX011200_060190_01	$750,000	12/16/2022	12/16/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP74246 00	$750,000	12/16/2021	12/16/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP62663 00	$750,000	12/16/2020	12/16/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	WGTTX000705-00	$750,000	12/16/2019	03/06/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 1460356	$750,000	11/25/2019	12/16/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TTT-44-2-180125	$1,000,000	10/24/2018	05/22/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TTT-44-2-180125	$1,000,000	08/03/2018	10/24/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 3874263	$750,000	08/03/2016	08/03/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 0744045	$750,000	05/22/2019	11/26/2019	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	60008990	$0	04/21/2023	04/19/2024	Replaced
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	60008990	$0	04/21/2023	04/21/2024	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	60008990	$0	04/21/2022	04/21/2022	Replaced
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	60008990	$0	04/21/2022	06/08/2022	Name Changed
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	60008990	$0	04/21/2022	04/21/2023	Replaced
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	60008990	$0	04/21/2022	04/22/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNIVERSAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	10000990	$0	04/19/2024	04/25/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	WGTTX000705-00	$750,000	03/06/2020	12/16/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC981442	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/19/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/17/2020
MC981442	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/30/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/26/2019
MC981442	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/12/2016	-	-
MC1410473	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/11/2022
MC1410473	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/29/2022	-	-
MC981442	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/23/2019
MC1410473	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/31/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2025
MC1410473	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/20/2023
MC1410473	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/19/2024
MC981442	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/11/2020

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

Vehicle 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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

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 30% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 30% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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)	−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.

L & K FREIGHT LINE INC

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Company Information

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (39)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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