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KEM STEPHENS

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Company CheckKEM STEPHENS · DOT 965807

DBA: K&S TRANSPORT

238 SAWDUST TRL, NICHOLSON, GA, 30565

DOT# 965807 MC# 14976 Nicholson, Georgia 9 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Oct 15, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Sep 22, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Aug 1, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jun 23, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Oct 15, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Company Information

Legal NameKEM STEPHENS

DBA NameK&S TRANSPORT

DOT Number965807

MC Number14976

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationNicholson, Georgia

Added07/03/2001

MCS-15008/13/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address238 SAWDUST TRL, NICHOLSON, GA, 30565

Mailing Address238 SAWDUST TRL, NICHOLSON, GA, 30565

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC014976

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage69,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/24/2026

CompanyFIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #FGPLGA000001-8

Last checked09/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage69,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15008/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

1 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/03/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	FGPLGA000001-8	$750,000	07/31/2025	09/19/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	FGPLGA000001-8	$750,000	07/31/2025	10/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	FGPLGA000001-8	$750,000	06/20/2025	07/31/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	FGPLGA000001-8	$750,000	06/20/2025	08/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	FGPLGA000001-8	$750,000	06/09/2025	06/20/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRST GUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	FGPLGA000001-8	$750,000	06/09/2025	07/13/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 0787251	$750,000	06/09/2019	06/09/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP40315 00	$750,000	06/09/2018	06/09/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP30218 00	$750,000	06/09/2017	06/09/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP30218 00	$750,000	06/09/2017	06/10/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC014976	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/22/2025
MC014976	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2025
MC014976	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/16/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2025
MC014976	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/15/2017	-	-
MC014976	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/07/2018
MC014976	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/13/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/06/2019

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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