M & K CARRIERS 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.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
- Company officer
- KELLY KINSTLE
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1996-07-15
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2004-11-16
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 7 trucks · 7 owned 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 with 60 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
21 events- 05/23/2005Insurance cancelled — WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy WCP103000738400
- 11/16/2004MCS-150 update filed
0.7M mi reported (2004)
- 06/28/2004Insurance name changed — WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy WCP103000738400
- 05/28/2004Insurance replaced — WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy WCP103000738400
- 05/25/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/04/2004)
- 01/14/2004Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 004603 05602539
- 01/14/2004Insurance cancelled — TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TCP202490
- 12/01/2003Insurance cancelled — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 43 602539 00
- 10/02/2002Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 42-602539-00
- 01/10/2001Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 66 60 13
- 12/01/2000Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 9PB60
- 12/01/2000Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 66 60 13
- 10/11/2000Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 66 60 13
- 10/11/2000Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 66 60 13
- 04/26/2000Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 66 60 13
- 12/04/1999Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 9PB60
- 12/04/1998Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA-E59350
- 09/19/1998Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA-E59350
- 02/05/1997MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (05/10/2005)
- 10/07/1996MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — DISMISSED
- 07/15/1996Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2004-12-20
- Last review
- 2004-12-14
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2004-11-16
- Reported mileage
- 670,000 mi (2004)
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