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KVS TRANS INC

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Company CheckKVS TRANS INC · DOT 2895388

2224 N WALNUT AVE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, 60004

DOT# 2895388 MC# 827011 Arlington Heights, Illinois 13 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Aug 31, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 31, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 31, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 11, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jan 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2224 N WALNUT AVE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, 60004

Mailing Address2224 N WALNUT AVE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, 60004

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC827011

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating13 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 1.16 · 1 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 1.4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage690,000 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective07/12/2025

CompanyUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #506-9203524

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage690,000 mi

Operating13 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

2026

6 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

1 crash =

2026

0 crashes ▼

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, 10 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

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
01/14/2025	US 231 SB	IN	0	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
01/19/2024	SARATOGA TWP	IL	0	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 10 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 4 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 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 (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
08/31/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SALT LAKE CITY UT	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM178 I80 EB	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55 SB	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS J.P.O.E. C.V.E.F.	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 2110 FEET EAST OF MI	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRANKFORT IN	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	DONNER PASS CVEF	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CT00025689	$750,000	12/09/2014	05/31/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN382265	$750,000	10/29/2024	07/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN347229	$750,000	07/12/2023	10/29/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN347229	$750,000	07/12/2023	12/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0132961001	$750,000	07/12/2020	07/12/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	506-8968876	$750,000	07/12/2019	07/12/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1473446	$750,000	07/12/2018	07/12/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1473446	$750,000	07/12/2017	07/12/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1473446	$750,000	07/12/2016	07/12/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-04163-15	$750,000	05/31/2015	06/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-04163-15	$750,000	05/31/2015	06/03/2016	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CT00025689	$750,000	05/31/2014	12/09/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	BAPBZ0696213	$750,000	05/31/2013	05/31/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/12/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2014
MC827011	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/15/2016	-	-
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/17/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/10/2019
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/11/2025
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2018
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2017
MC827011	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/06/2013	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	06/07/2016
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2016
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/02/2014
MC827011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/04/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2015

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

KVS TRANS INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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