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KMS FREIGHT INC

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Company CheckKMS FREIGHT INC · DOT 3515360

95 DUGAN RD, SUGAR GROVE, IL, 60554

DOT# 3515360 MC# 1164968 Sugar Grove, Illinois 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

181

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Jun 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 10, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 9, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 11, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 16, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

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 Address95 DUGAN RD, SUGAR GROVE, IL, 60554

Mailing Address95 DUGAN RD, SUGAR GROVE, IL, 60554

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1164968

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 6.54 · 27 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .43 · 16 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .03 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.64 · 34 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,039,905 miles

Mileage Year2025

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)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS4.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS29.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/17/2026

CompanyAMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE

Policy #L25A2118

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet54 units

Drivers70

Mileage2,039,905 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury4

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total126

Out of Service5

OOS Rate4.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total55

Out of Service16

OOS Rate29.1%

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

10 · 2 OOS -

2024

26 · 2 OOS =

2025

67 · 14 OOS ▲

2026

58 · 8 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

2 crashes ▼

2026

3 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 Jun 2026, 136 inspections, 22 resulted in out-of-service (16.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 20 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (9)

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
06/10/2026	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	-
06/09/2026	NOT IN CITY LIMIT	TN	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dawn
04/11/2026	Rural Lowndes	AL	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/13/2025	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/17/2025	FRAZIERS BOTTOM	WV	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
12/11/2024	NOT LISTED	TX	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/13/2024	PARIS (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/26/2024	COALVILLE	UT	2	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/13/2023	GREENWOOD	LA	1	1	1	-	Other/Unknown	Dark - Not Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

156 roadside violations across 136 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 66 violations · 20 OOS

Unsafe Driving 63 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 25 violations · 4 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/29/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARLEYVILLE SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	STRAWBERRY PLAINS TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RENSSELAER IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAIG MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTEAGLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US83 US83	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JELLICO TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROANOKE RAPIDS NC	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKEYE AZ	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	POTTER TWP PA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH PLATTE NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US287 NB CHILDRESS SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 95 24MM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WYETH OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TIOGA TWP PA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWLING GREEN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	DIX HILLS NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BREAUX BRIDGE LA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	PETERSBURG OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBIA SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 W/B @ RACE RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80E-MM135	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-SPRINGFIELD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAJON SCALES	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCDOWELL COUNTY, I-40, E	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT HOPE WV	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40 40MM E/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CACHE CREEK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORISTELL MO	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MURFREESBORO TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NB I-75 @ MM11	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 87 712 FT E OF ARMST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNREITH IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAJON SCALES	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORTEZ CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE ROUTE 22 AT OPERATORS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	US	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLATIN TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/24/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	DEFIANCE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-85, N	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PONCHATOULA LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUWANEE GA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LUDLOW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON N ROSWELL RELIEF ROUTE 467	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	APEX CHECKSITE I-15 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOMA CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	GROVEPORT OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAYDEN AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANBURY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/26/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESERT HILLS IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	PALISADE CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	ASHVILLE OH	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUGO SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORTEZ CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX LOOP 375 WB MM 10	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR206 DINGMAN TWP - MILFORD B	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	VAN WERT OH	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/23/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROOKVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALDOSTA GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLARKSBURG MD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 60 3118 FT E OF CURR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
07/26/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHIEFLAND FL	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT VALLEY GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LISLE NY	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSS CITY FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATLANTA GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOUISVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections130

Unsafe Driving 27 viols

HOS Compliance 16 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 34 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 943986449	$750,000	12/02/2020	10/08/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000383-00	$750,000	11/23/2022	06/25/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR1200000045	$750,000	10/23/2022	11/23/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0006255262-1	$1,000,000	10/23/2021	10/23/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0006255262-1	$1,000,000	10/23/2021	04/14/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	L24A2118	$1,000,000	10/17/2024	10/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TS TS CA0000090 00	$750,000	10/17/2023	10/17/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA970909840	$750,000	06/26/2023	10/17/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA970909840	$750,000	06/26/2023	11/16/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0006255262-11	$1,000,000	04/14/2022	10/23/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1164968	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/08/2020	REVOKED	10/18/2021
MC1164968	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/27/2021	-	-
MC1164968	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/27/2022
MC1164968	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2024
MC1164968	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2023
MC1164968	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/06/2022

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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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/17/2026.

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 29.0909% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 54 vehicles (~0.09 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: 5 crash(es) across 54 vehicles (~0.09 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 29.0909% 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.

KMS FREIGHT INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (9)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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