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KALTON FREIGHT LLC

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Company CheckKALTON FREIGHT LLC · DOT 2873293

2621 SANDY PLAINS ROAD SUITE 302, MARIETTA, GA, 30066

DOT# 2873293 MC# 965608 Marietta, Georgia 10 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Aug 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2621 SANDY PLAINS ROAD SUITE 302, MARIETTA, GA, 30066

Mailing Address2621 SANDY PLAINS ROAD STE 302, MARIETTA, GA, 30066

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC965608

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 3.08 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.14 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage726,264 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective03/28/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN421315

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage726,264 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total24

Out of Service5

OOS Rate20.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total17

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

9 · 0 OOS =

2025

19 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

14 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

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 Aug 2026, 36 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (13.9% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
03/16/2026	CEDAR BLUFF	AL	0	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

20 roadside violations across 36 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

Vehicle Maintenance 10 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 2 OOS

Hazardous Materials 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (46)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/04/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	COTTONDALE AL	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 30 WB MP 112	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	THOMPSON'S STATION TN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	MS	Full (Level I)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH69E SB SVC RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	TOWNVILLE SC	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	3	1	1	2	1	1	▲Detail
03/25/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	US59 SB DIBOLL SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	POPLAR BLUFF MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SCOTT LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	9900 SOUTH FWY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH-0610 IN HARRIS CO. (0-37)	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	COTTONDALE AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	KENTWOOD LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	COAL HILL AR	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	TISHOMINGO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORNING AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORSYTH GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 MM59 NB LA SALL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKS GROVE MN	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	20 MILE RD @ 160TH AVE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTERSVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 338 I80 EB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	US59 NB NACODOCHES SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUSTON LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MATTHEWS MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEQUOYAH POE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORISTELL MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-72 WB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US77 SB SVC RD AT CU	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 SB DIBOLL SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	1	▲Detail
04/23/2024	US	Full (Level I)	TEMPLE GA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-26 WB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	TX	Full (Level I)	IH 10 WESTBOUND WINNIE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections36

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP42944 00	$1,000,000	05/30/2019	04/21/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP42944 00	$1,000,000	04/26/2019	05/30/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP42944 00	$1,000,000	04/26/2019	07/08/2019	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT7069128972	$1,000,000	04/21/2024	03/28/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	AN-100034	$1,000,000	04/21/2022	04/21/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	AN-100034	$1,000,000	04/21/2021	04/21/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP53234 00	$1,000,000	04/21/2020	04/21/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP42944 00	$750,000	04/21/2019	04/26/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	WESFL424584-00	$750,000	04/21/2018	04/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-05061-17	$750,000	04/21/2017	04/21/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-05061-16	$750,000	04/21/2016	04/21/2017	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/05/2019
MC965608	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/04/2016	-	-
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/18/2024
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/14/2022
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/2021
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/17/2020
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/19/2019
MC965608	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/03/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2025

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 20.8333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 20.8333% 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.

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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (46)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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