K LINES LLC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- DWIGHT KISTNER
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2011-08-29
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2019-03-25
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or emails with 62 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
26 events- 04/15/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA08167129
- 03/25/2019MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2018)
- 09/15/2018Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0020420
- 01/27/2015Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 5281915
- 09/15/2014Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8242708
- 01/07/2013Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
CARGO · policy CA 8242708
- 09/22/2011MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (04/21/2020)
- 09/22/2011MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (04/21/2020)
- 08/29/2011Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- 07/23/2011Insurance cancelled — WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy I08547890 002
- 05/08/2009Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
CARGO · policy CA 5281915
- 04/03/2009Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
CARGO · policy CA 5281915
- 03/03/2009Insurance name changed — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6121750
- 03/03/2009Insurance name changed — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 441-89-43-C60127
- 02/11/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (02/02/2015)
- 02/04/2009Insurance transferred — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 5281915
- 01/29/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/28/2009)
- 01/27/2009Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 5281915
- 01/27/2009Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6121750
- 01/27/2009Insurance replaced — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 441-89-43-C60127
- 01/03/2008Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN338405
- 02/01/2002MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (02/06/2009)
- 01/22/2002FOR HIRE EXEMPT PROPERTY — GRANTED
FAILURE TO REAPPLY (12/01/2003)
- 01/22/2002FOR HIRE PROPERTY — GRANTED
FAILURE TO REAPPLY (12/01/2003)
- 01/22/2002PRIVATE CARRIER — GRANTED
FAILURE TO REAPPLY (12/01/2003)
- 01/03/2002Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN338405
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2019-03-29
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2019-03-25
- Reported mileage
- 197,970 mi (2018)
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