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S & B KESSLER INC

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Company CheckS & B KESSLER INC · DOT 707020

DBA: S & B KESSLER

56346 TULIP ROAD, NEW CARLISLE, IN, 46552

DOT# 707020 MC# 328360 New Carlisle, Indiana 25 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 22, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address56346 TULIP ROAD, NEW CARLISLE, IN, 46552

Mailing Address56346 TULIP ROAD, NEW CARLISLE, IN, 46552

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC328360

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 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 1.54 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .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 2.92 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,329,551 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/26/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CEP02090A

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet33 units

Drivers33

Mileage2,329,551 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury3

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total9

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 11/26/2024 | Rated: 04/26/2007

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

6 · 1 OOS -

2024

8 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

7 · 0 OOS =

2026

4 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

2 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 Jun 2026, 14 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 (5)

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
05/22/2026	GARY	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/17/2025	SOUTH BEND	IN	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn
03/30/2025	2600 MILE 235TH ST	IA	1	1	1	Rain	Sand/Dirt/Oil	Dawn
08/13/2024	FORT WAYNE	IN	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/24/2023	PALOS HTS	IL	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

22 roadside violations across 14 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 13 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/17/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARY IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ETNA GREEN IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENSBURG IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONROE SCALE N/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	JACKSON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 30 WB AT HWY 14	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/12/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT WAYNE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	16 - I380 SB MM 53 BRANDON	8	0	0	0	8	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	WARSAW IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 218	6	0	0	0	6	1	▲Detail
10/21/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MICHIGAN CITY IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	WENTZVILLE MO	8	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	M6 EB @ BROADMOOR	5	0	0	0	5	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	WARSAW IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RED RIVER WEIGH STATION	3	1	3	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-294 N/B LINCOLN OASIS	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	VA	Full (Level I)	NB 285 NO I 64	5	0	2	0	3	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	SUL116265A	$4,000,000	11/15/2001	06/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201L	$4,000,000	06/21/2023	06/29/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201L	$4,000,000	06/21/2023	06/21/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201K	$4,000,000	06/21/2022	06/21/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201J	$4,000,000	06/21/2021	06/21/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201I	$4,000,000	06/21/2020	06/23/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201H	$4,000,000	06/21/2019	06/21/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG412201G	$4,000,000	06/21/2018	06/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9240198	$5,000,000	06/21/2014	06/21/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9240198	$5,000,000	06/21/2013	06/21/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9240198	$5,000,000	06/21/2011	06/21/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9240198	$5,000,000	06/21/2011	06/21/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9240198	$5,000,000	06/21/2011	07/05/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	PRA9195336	$0	06/21/2010	07/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	PRA9195336	$5,000,000	06/21/2010	07/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	PRA9195336	$5,000,000	06/21/2010	06/21/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL672563	$0	06/21/2009	06/21/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL672563	$5,000,000	06/21/2009	06/21/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL672132	$5,000,000	06/21/2008	06/21/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL672132	$0	06/21/2008	06/21/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671578	$0	06/21/2007	06/21/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671578	$5,000,000	06/21/2007	06/21/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671070	$5,000,000	06/21/2006	01/30/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671070	$0	06/21/2006	01/30/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671070	$0	06/21/2006	03/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671070	$5,000,000	06/21/2006	03/01/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL670615	$0	06/21/2005	06/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL670615	$5,000,000	06/21/2005	06/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL670274	$5,000,000	06/21/2004	06/21/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL670274	$0	06/21/2004	06/21/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL670024	$5,000,000	06/21/2003	06/21/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL670024	$0	06/21/2003	06/21/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP08194A	$2,000,000	06/21/2002	06/21/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP08194A	$0	06/21/2002	06/21/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CCP03021A	$3,000,000	06/21/2002	07/23/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	377802	$1,000,000	06/01/2002	06/21/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	SUL116265A	$4,000,000	06/01/2001	11/15/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CA 116265A	$4,000,000	06/01/2001	11/15/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CA 116265A	$1,000,000	06/01/2001	06/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CA 116265A	$1,000,000	06/01/2000	06/01/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	IMC 116265A	$0	06/01/2000	06/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CUL 116 265 A	$4,000,000	06/01/2000	07/19/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CA 116265A	$1,000,000	06/01/2000	06/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671070	$0	01/30/2007	06/21/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL671070	$5,000,000	01/30/2007	06/21/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC328360	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	12/11/1997	-	-
MC328360	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/29/2001	REVOKED	06/29/2021
MC328360	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/06/2021	-	-
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2002
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2013
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2024
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2019
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/27/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2014
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/27/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/18/2008
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/26/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/19/2020
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/26/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/18/2009
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/16/2023
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2022
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2018
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2010
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2007
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2006
MC328360	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2005
MC328360	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/17/2001	REVOKED	10/04/2001

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 33 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: 3 crash(es) across 33 vehicles (~0.09 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.

S & B KESSLER INC

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Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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