KW INTERNATIONAL 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.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
- Bond has changed hands 4 times across 4 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 2026127 inspections · 18 violations (2 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-LHLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
12
2× · sev 6
- 2383.23A2-LCDLNDriver Fitness1 OOS
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
8
1× · sev 8
- 3393.30-BVehicle Maintenance
Battery - Not protected
3
1× · sev 3
- 4393.80AVehicle Maintenance
Rear-Vision Mirrors - Missing or defective
3
1× · sev 3
- 5392.2-SLL
State/Local Laws -
2
2×
- 6393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2
1× · sev 2
- 7393.86B1-RIGVehicle Maintenance
Rear Impact Guards - All other CMV's, manufactured after December 31, 1952 inadequate or missing
2
1× · sev 2
- 8392.2-SLLSR
State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
1
1×
- 9390.21TE2IV-D
Driver - Operate a rented CMV without rental agreement on-board vehicle
1
1×
- 10393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- CA14
- FL5
- KY5
- MD2
- GA1
- WI1
- ME1
- CT1
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 Orange County, CA
Medium impact9 of 35 violations in the last 12 months (26%) came from inspections in Orange County, CA. 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 Orange County, CA to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Phone / texting violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 14% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone1× · 28%
- 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone2× · 28%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other6× · 42%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 3%
- Hands-off-the-phone policy with real consequences; provide a mount and a do-not-disturb setup
Drugs / alcohol violations are the leading contributor to Controlled Substances/Alcohol
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 17% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.4A-DOSPDrugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession.1× · 100%
- Reinforce the testing program and zero-tolerance policy
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 13% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative5× · 25%
- 393.11A1-LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.1× · 5%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 3%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 8%
- 393.75A2-TAOTLMTires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference1× · 4%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 3%
- 393.41-BNPBBrake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit1× · 5%
- 393.45A-BHTBSAir Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied1× · 5%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 3%
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured3× · 5%
- 393.95K-EEEmergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices, inadequate flag size1× · 3%
- 392.8-DDriver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment1× · 3%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- 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.
- 393.9A-LHLI×2Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
- 393.80ARear-Vision Mirrors - Missing or defective
- 393.86B1-RIGRear Impact Guards - All other CMV's, manufactured after December 31, 1952 inadequate or missing
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 392.2-SLLState/Local Laws -
- 393.95FEmergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
- 390.21TE2IV-DDriver - Operate a rented CMV without rental agreement on-board vehicle
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
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 NHTSA30 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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
5
Tow-away
4
Injury
6
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi24 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi21 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi27 drivers
- Company officer
- JIN KIL WON
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2001-03-14
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-10-13
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 93 trucks · 9 owned tractors · 75 owned trailers · 16 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, phone numbers or emails with 19 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
47 events- 03/01/2026Insurance filed — National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 067961057
- 03/01/2026Insurance ended — National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
policy 067961057
- 03/01/2026Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
BIPD/Primary · policy 5244601
- 10/13/2025MCS-150 update filed
2.7M mi reported (2024)
- 08/31/2025Insurance replaced — EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RM1CA00083-241
- 09/19/2024Insurance cancelled — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy 676032
- 08/31/2024Insurance replaced — EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RM1CA00083-231
- 08/31/2023Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ISA H10733741
- 08/31/2022Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ISAH25555119
- 09/18/2021Insurance replaced — INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 0676032
- 08/31/2021Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ISAH25309996
- 08/31/2020Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 4258B484
- 04/03/2020Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 72 MS AH8239
- 08/31/2019Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZAPKG6504501
- 08/05/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/28/2019)
- 08/31/2018Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZAPKG6504500
- 08/31/2017Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZAPKG6504400
- 08/31/2016Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZAPKG6504300
- 09/18/2015Insurance replaced — GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 51093
- 08/31/2015Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
BIPD/Primary · policy 4882196
- 12/01/2013Insurance replaced — CENTER BANK
TRUST FUND · policy NONE
- 11/06/2013BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/09/2013)
- 09/29/2012Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING
BIPD/Primary · policy 4021040374
- 08/31/2012Insurance replaced — AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING
BIPD/Primary · policy 4021040374
- 08/31/2012Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
BIPD/Primary · policy 4882196
- 01/27/2012MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 02/08/2008PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/25/2024)
- 09/20/2006Insurance cancelled — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 4IMW02812
- 05/22/2006Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTI0027409
- 12/31/2005Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy R403680-MTC020
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
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2020-05-19
- Last review
- 2024-04-05
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-10-13
- Reported mileage
- 2,720,000 mi (2024)
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