KET - KAT EXPRESS 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+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- KATHYRN TAYLOR
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1998-06-30
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2008-10-15
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 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 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
25 events- 03/12/2009Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA04252401
- 10/17/2008Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 479095
- 10/15/2008MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2007)
- 09/22/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/21/2008)
- 10/17/2007Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 470920
- 09/20/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/12/2007)
- 02/21/2007Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 470920
- 10/17/2006Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN487840
- 10/17/2005Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2346093
- 08/25/2005Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy SPF163450799
- 12/02/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/18/2009)
- 10/17/2004Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2346093-1
- 05/18/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (10/25/2004)
- 04/17/2004Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2346093-0
- 10/11/2003Insurance cancelled — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP3036127
- 10/01/2002CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2002)
- 09/05/2002Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 67 67 28
- 07/01/2002Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2178980799
- 02/26/2001Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2178980799
- 11/26/1999Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2178980799
- 11/24/1999Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy SPF163450799
- 07/01/1999Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2178980799
- 07/01/1999Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 7445877696-984
- 07/29/1998MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (04/26/2004)
- 06/30/1998Registered 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
- 2007-07-24
- Last review
- 2007-07-17
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2008-10-15
- Reported mileage
- 51,236 mi (2007)
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