KACO LOGISTICS LLC
Risk factors
Moderate 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.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 202658 inspections · 119 violations (16 OOS) · 22.4% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75(a)(3)Vehicle Maint.6 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
48
6× · sev 8
- 2393.9Vehicle Maint.2 OOS
Inoperable Required Lamp
36
18× · sev 2
- 3393.55(e)Vehicle Maint.
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
32
8× · sev 4
- 4396.5(b)Vehicle Maint.
Oil and/or grease leak
24
8× · sev 3
- 5393.45DLUVVehicle Maint.
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
20
5× · sev 4
- 6396.17(c)Vehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
20
5× · sev 4
- 7393.9TVehicle Maint.
Inoperable tail lamp
18
3× · sev 6
- 8393.47(e)Vehicle Maint.
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
16
4× · sev 4
- 9393.207(a)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Axle positioning parts defective/missing
14
2× · sev 7
- 10393.11TUVehicle Maint.
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
12
4× · sev 3
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX58
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
A high share of violations are occurring in Howard County, TX
Medium impact27 of 62 violations in the last 12 months (44%) came from inspections in Howard County, TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Howard County, TX to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.45B2-B-VACBrake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken · OOS
- 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA67 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 37 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
2
Tow-away
2
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi49 drivers
- Company officer
- JUAN FUENTES
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2016-06-09
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-09-05
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 55 trucks · 52 owned tractors · 74 owned trailers.
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 VINs or officers with 24 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
22 events- 09/05/2025MCS-150 update filed
1.4M mi reported (2024)
- 01/23/2024Insurance filed — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 21942621
- 01/23/2024Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FBCAT0521101
- 01/23/2023Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FBCAT0521100
- 12/27/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/23/2023)
- 01/23/2022Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WDTT2110021
- 12/27/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/24/2022)
- 01/23/2021Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WDTT2010020
- 12/28/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/25/2021)
- 01/23/2020Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1910030
- 12/27/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/23/2020)
- 01/23/2019Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1810574
- 12/27/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/22/2019)
- 01/23/2018Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRS072180
- 12/27/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/18/2018)
- 09/29/2017Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRS072180
- 09/18/2017Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRS072180
- 09/05/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/19/2017)
- 06/07/2017Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRS072180
- 05/04/2017Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRS072180
- 02/10/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 06/09/2016Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-09-05
- Reported mileage
- 1,377,440 mi (2024)
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