Carrier profile · USDOT 1630448 · MC-601641 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Kela Transport LLC

10 power unitsavg 5 yrMulti-region · 14 statesHARTFORD, WI75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-601641 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(262) 623-2797 Email dispatchinfo@kelatransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 39.3 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

Northland’08–’11

Artisan Truckers’11–’14

Great West’15–’17

Canal’18–’20

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2020

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2017	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Aug 2015	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

78.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

HARTFORD, WI

1567 E SUMNER ST

Top corridor

MO ⇄ WI

MO 7 · IA 5 · NM 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1914942 USDOT 2872063 USDOT 2511462 USDOT 3271559 USDOT 2956590

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kelatransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 6325443

Shares a company officer with other carriers

anes kelecija — 4 carriers: USDOT 3357557 USDOT 3726022 USDOT 4412873

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: 1567 E SUMNER ST, HARTFORD, WI, 53027-2608
Mailing address: PO BOX 270564, HARTFORD, WI, 53027
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (262) 623-2797
Fax: (262) 673-2230
Email: info@kelatransport.com
Web domain: kelatransport.com

Registration

Officer: Almira Kelecija
USDOT / docket: 1630448 · MC-601641
First registered: Apr 10, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2026 · 1,012,562 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 3, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,012,562

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 KELA TRANSPORT LLC.

KELA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1630448) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 15, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 3, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KELA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

KELA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1630448, and its motor carrier number is MC-601641.

Is KELA TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, KELA TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KELA TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

KELA TRANSPORT LLC has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is KELA TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

KELA TRANSPORT LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KELA TRANSPORT LLC based?

KELA TRANSPORT LLC is based in HARTFORD, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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