KEIM T S INC
Risk factors
Low 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 5 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 10 times across 5 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026372 inspections · 9 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2-SLLSWZUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
10
1× · sev 10
- 2392.16-DUnsafe Driving
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
7
1× · sev 7
- 3392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 4393.45B2-B-AIRVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
4
1× · sev 4
- 5396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 6395.22H4-ELDBRODSHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
1
1× · sev 1
- 7395.22G-ELDMFVHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
1
1× · sev 1
- 8395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
1
1× · sev 1
- 9393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NC5
- KS4
- MO4
- SD4
- LA3
- OK2
- TN2
- AL2
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.
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 14% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 15%
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone1× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane2× · 9%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation4× · 8%
- 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× · 5%
- 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device2× · 4%
- 392.2-SLLFYState/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way1× · 2%
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway1× · 1%
- 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
Log / ELD device violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 19% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t1× · 22%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner2× · 15%
- 395.24C2III-ELDSDNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.2× · 15%
- 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a1× · 7%
- 395.22H4Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids1× · 5%
- Make sure the ELD is registered, working, and drivers know how to log in and certify daily
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Load securement violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 25% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV5× · 15%
- 393.130C-CHVEHeavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels3× · 9%
- 393.130B-CHVEHeavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles1× · 3%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured4× · 7%
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear3× · 5%
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit2× · 3%
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on3× · 11%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative2× · 4%
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative2× · 2%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS3× · 9%
- 393.75G-TAOWTires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit1× · 3%
- Carry extra straps/chains and know the working-load-limit math; re-check in the first 50 miles
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
- 393.45B2-B-AIR×2Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV · OOS
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 392.16-D×2Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
- 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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 NHTSA105 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 75 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
23
Tow-away
21
Injury
12
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi224 drivers
- Company officer
- NATHANIAL KEIM
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 6866628
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-01-21
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 206 trucks · 182 owned tractors · 397 owned trailers · 21 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 VINs, addresses, officers or emails with 13 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
29 events- 01/21/2026MCS-150 update filed
21.2M mi reported (2025)
- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — Northland Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WF016305
- 11/01/2025Insurance ended — Northland Insurance Company
policy WF016305
- 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD · policy B-13590
- 03/08/2024Insurance cancelled — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy PA01682900023
- 02/08/2024Insurance filed — Allegheny Casualty Company
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy ACC006A001222
- 02/08/2024Insurance ended — Allegheny Casualty Company
policy ACC006A001222
- 02/08/2024Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy PA01682900023
- 11/01/2020Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP26558A
- 10/18/2018Insurance cancelled — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
SURETY · policy RLI2133296
- 10/01/2018Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
SURETY · policy RLI2133296
- 11/01/2016Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TF653554
- 10/01/2013Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
SURETY · policy 1000861053
- 09/04/2013BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/18/2013)
- 11/30/2011Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy TF653554
- 07/11/2010Insurance cancelled — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
SURETY · policy RLI 585196
- 07/05/2010Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
SURETY · policy RLI 585196
- 06/14/2010BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/24/2010)
- 08/15/2009Insurance cancelled — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA2493136
- 08/01/2009Insurance replaced — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA2493136
- 07/20/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/29/2009)
- 07/20/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/29/2009)
- 07/11/2005Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
SURETY · policy SIC15481A
- 06/14/2005BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/24/2005)
- 11/01/2003Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CLP66173A
- 02/20/1997PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
- 12/31/1996MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 12/31/1996MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2016-05-09
- Last review
- 2015-11-25
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-01-21
- Reported mileage
- 21,163,382 mi (2025)
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