CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4167196· MC1602180· CARRIER· EIN 93-1646857
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ALKO TRANSPORTATION LLC

1686 LOGGERHEAD DR, LANCASTER, SC, 29720-0394(305) 619-3271alkotrucking@gmail.comALEXEI KALMIKOV
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc.
Vehicle OOS
38.5%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.6%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 38.5% — well above the 22% national average

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1602180

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 03/21/2026
Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc.· policy CIMSC000535-00
Authority history (1) ▾
01/02/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (3)
  1. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/21/202505/26/2026
  2. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/21/202503/21/2026
  3. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/02/202403/21/2025

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle13 inspections · 38.5% OOS · National 22%
Driver28 inspections · 3.6% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 69% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing6 violations (24 mo)
Speeding3 viol66%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 46%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 20%
Following / lane / reckless2 viol18%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 10%
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 8%
Other1 viol16%
  • 392.71A-DDriver - Using or equipping a CMV with a radar detector1× · 16%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 33 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 42.9% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

A high share of violations are occurring in Montezuma County, CO

Medium impact

5 of 21 violations in the last 12 months (24%) came from inspections in Montezuma County, CO. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Montezuma County, CO to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 61% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing18 violations · 8 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes2 OOS9 viol41%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear4× · 20%
  • 393.47A-BCFSBDDrum Brake - Contaminated friction surface1× · 6%
  • 393.47B-BMBCAD-SAAir Disc Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle1× · 4%
Lighting / lamps3 OOS4 viol31%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on2× · 23%
  • 393.9B-LRLIWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on1× · 6%
  • 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative1× · 1%
Load securement2 OOS2 viol14%
  • 393.110B3-CCargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet1× · 7%
  • 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV1× · 7%
Wheels / rims1 OOS1 viol6%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 36 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

Trending worse
4
Inspections
4
Violations
1
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 25%Hours-of-Service Compliance 25%Unsafe Driving 25%Other 25%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 25% of recent
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on · OOS
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Hours-of-Service Compliance
1 violation · 25% of recent
  • 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
3Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 25% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

29
Inspections
40
Violations
11
Out-of-service
240
CSA points
0
Crashes
19
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

23 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

12 trailer 11 truck
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 5×
4V4NC9EH8FN191909· A004357 SC
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 5×
1UYFS2481K5689313· 912127ST IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDR0LSLK2383· A011733 SC
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYFS2487M5236204· 5490571 ME
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9TH4KN220612· VW4171 NC
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR3KLKS8573· A011782 SC
2015 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corpseen 3×
1E1H5Y283FR051358· 5159275ST IL
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR3NSNA7381· A017222 SC
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH2KN873775· A011732 SC
2016 BENSON/WABASH Aluminium Flatbedseen 2×
1TTF482A0G3940640· PT773S5 PA
2020 BENSON/WABASH Aluminium Flatbedseen 2×
1TTE532A9L3219786· 5541669 ME
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR8KSKS8606· A011817 SC
2016 BENSON/WABASH Aluminium Flatbedseen 2×
1TTF482A5G3996864· PTS88P3 PA
2018 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 2×
1RNF48A2XJR043168· C555696 ME
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0RSUX4706· P1212221 IL
2018 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 2×
1RNF48A2XJR044316· C555696 ME
2016 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 2×
1RNF48A27GR035912· 5200238 ME
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR9PSLK4073· 008N4VU MO
2018 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A28JR043265· 2298966 ME
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH4PN336512· A014341 SC
2020 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A27LR050100· 257241A ME
2020 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
5MAPA5328LH057020· 705839ST IL
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDV2NLNA8160· A018794 SC

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
13
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
13
13 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi13 drivers
Company officer
ALEXEI KALMIKOV
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2023-12-11
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-22
Census status
Active

Fleet: 13 trucks · 13 owned tractors · 13 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

12
Connected carriers
12
Fleet-transfer links
8
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC
USDOT 2124287Active· HUNTLEY, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 8
4V4NC9EH2KN8737754V4NC9EH8FN1919093AKJHHDR0LSLK23833AKJHHDR0RSUX47061E1H5Y283FR0513585MAPA5328LH057020
Medium· 2
NEW PRIME INC
USDOT 3706Active· SPRINGFIELD, MO
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
4V4NC9EH4PN3365123AKJHHDR9PSLK4073
TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 2513044Active· HUNTLEY, IL
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
5MAPA5328LH0570201E1H5Y283FR051358

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

7 events
  1. 05/26/2026Insurance cancelled — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300128782

  2. 03/21/2026Insurance filed — Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CIMSC000535-00

  3. 03/21/2026Insurance replaced — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300128782

  4. 01/22/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  5. 03/21/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT14042A

  6. 01/02/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  7. 12/11/2023Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-22
Reported mileage
15,784 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 11:15 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.