Carrier profile · USDOT 1161134 · MC-601506 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Ken's Towing & Service LLC

38 power unitsavg 7.2 yrMulti-region · 11 statesPIKEVILLE, KY93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-601506 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 432-3002 Email dispatchken@kstky1.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.4% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

97 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 22.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 97 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

17.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 12

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 38-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 97
Annualized: ≈49 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Navigators’08–’10

Grange’11–’13

American Alternative’13–’16

Northland’16–’19

Sentry Select’19–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2013 → Aug 2016	$750K	3
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Aug 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 40

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

60.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

PIKEVILLE, KY

381 MIMS BRANCH

Top corridor

KY 54 · WV 16 · TN 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 334286 USDOT 3330935 USDOT 2531627Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 334286 USDOT 3330935 USDOT 1062707 USDOT 2531627 USDOT 2339410

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kenneth childers — 4 carriers: USDOT 766308 USDOT 2339410 USDOT 4285934

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 381 MIMS BRANCH, PIKEVILLE, KY, 41502
Mailing address: 519 NORTH MAYO TRAIL, PIKEVILLE, KY, 41501
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (606) 432-3002
Fax: (606) 432-3003
Email: ken@kstky1.com
Web domain: kstky1.com

Registration

Officer: Kenneth Childers
USDOT / docket: 1161134 · MC-601506
First registered: Aug 19, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2026 · 1,121,445 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,121,445

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC.

KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1161134) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 21, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 97 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 97 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC's USDOT number?

KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 1161134, and its motor carrier number is MC-601506.

Is KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC's safety record?

KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC has a 22.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 151 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC's fleet?

KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC operates 38 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC based?

KEN'S TOWING & SERVICE LLC is based in PIKEVILLE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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