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Company CheckKWL INC · DOT 895380

1601B E KAMMERER ROAD, KENDALLVILLE, IN, 46755

DOT# 895380 MC# 389424 Kendallville, Indiana 25 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

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

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
May 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 24, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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 Address1601B E KAMMERER ROAD, KENDALLVILLE, IN, 46755

Mailing Address1601B E KAMMERER ROAD, KENDALLVILLE, IN, 46755

Other Companies at This Address

Address1601B E KAMMERER ROAD, KENDALLVILLE, IN 46755

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
KWL INC this company	895380	Sign in	Active
KWL INC	3643134	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC389424

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 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 2.33 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .01 · 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 2.3 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,371,755 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS13.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #I08641602

Last checked08/05/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet27 units

Drivers27

Mileage1,371,755 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total35

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service2

OOS Rate13.3%

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

10 · 1 OOS -

2024

13 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

19 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

7 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

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 Jun 2026, 33 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (6.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

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
07/14/2025	MENDON	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/24/2025	RAYNHAM	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 roadside violations across 33 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

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 2 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 (49)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/29/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARRENSBURG NY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2026	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-HOLDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-STURBRIDGE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SCHODACK LANDING NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2026	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-FRAMINGHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DEDHAM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH HUDSON NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-RAYNHAM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	CT	Full (Level I)	UNION SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LUDLOW	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	PA	Terminal (Level V)	CARNEGIE PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	US	Full (Level I)	MITCHELLVILLE IA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST HARTFORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLLEGE PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH SCALE EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 W/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLISTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	81 SB, MM 64.2	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2024	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRANKLIN COUNTY - 059	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	RS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	S-EAST BOSTON	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CECIL COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-NEEDHAM	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGH PEAKS (NB)	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2023	RI	Full (Level I)	LEGRIS AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2023	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2023	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLINGTON	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I78 E MEASURING 30 FEET WEST O	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CECIL COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections35

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	T5A6TP0000034-00	$750,000	10/14/2015	04/06/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5008486	$1,000,000	10/02/2017	09/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	8007417	$1,000,000	10/02/2016	10/02/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	T5A6TP0000033-00	$750,000	10/02/2015	10/14/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0000149	$750,000	10/01/2012	02/26/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	357236	$750,000	10/01/2011	10/01/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	355441	$750,000	10/01/2010	10/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	354008	$750,000	10/01/2009	10/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	352890	$750,000	07/11/2009	10/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	352890	$750,000	07/11/2009	10/21/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	350946	$750,000	07/11/2008	07/11/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	133723981	$1,000,000	07/11/2007	07/11/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	CIM 0261362	$0	06/14/2008	06/14/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	YN2004	$750,000	05/31/2003	05/31/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY	YN2004	$750,000	05/31/2003	07/11/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	T5A6TP0000034-00	$750,000	04/06/2016	10/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0001304	$750,000	02/26/2015	10/02/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0001304	$750,000	02/26/2015	11/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MASSWEST INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	CA 0082710	$1,000,000	01/10/2000	05/31/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC389424	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/27/2000	-	-
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/24/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2009
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2010
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/2016
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/2011
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2012
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/14/2009
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2016
MC389424	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2015

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 27 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 27 vehicles (~0.07 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.

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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (49)

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