Carrier profile · USDOT 1998214 · MC-705820 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Krystal Transport LLC

101 power unitsavg 5.9 yrNational · 22 statesFORT WAYNE, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-705820 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

101Power units

109 observed · MCS-150

200Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 329-4318 Email dispatchJKOTECI@KRYSTALTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

101 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

272 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 148 vehicle and 272 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.8% · 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 1.6 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

258 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 19

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 101-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 101
Inspections · 24 mo: 272
Annualized: ≈136 / 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 Driving104 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance61 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 38 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance39 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 11 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 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$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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Amerisure’14–’20

Northland’21–’23

Db (usbranch)’23–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · since Feb 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Feb 2023 → Feb 2026	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	2
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	2
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2020	$750K	27
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Apr 2012	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 101
Observed power (24 mo): 109
Trailers (towed): 200

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

64.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

270

MI busiest

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

Home base

FORT WAYNE, IN

2212 MAPLECREST RD # 11

Top corridor

MI ⇄ IN

MI 75 · TX 46 · AR 26

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: 28 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2124965 USDOT 3104879 USDOT 2128019 USDOT 3891642 USDOT 3703777 USDOT 4042876 USDOT 3091610 USDOT 2872165Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 54 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1419307 USDOT 2562534 USDOT 2795567 USDOT 2882454 USDOT 3201709 USDOT 3329053 USDOT 1178270 USDOT 2128019

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@krystaltrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4118188

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

101

Observed (24 mo)

109

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2212 MAPLECREST RD # 11, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46815
Mailing address: 15045 HAMILTON AVE, HIGHLAND PARK, MI, 48203
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (586) 329-4318
Fax: (586) 331-2466
Email: jkoteci@krystaltrans.com
Web domain: krystaltrans.com

Registration

Officers: Jon Koteci · Jon Koteci
USDOT / docket: 1998214 · MC-705820
First registered: Feb 22, 2010
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2026 · 10,700,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 29, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

101

Power units

104

Drivers

104

CDL drivers

10,700,000

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 KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC.

KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1998214) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) effective Feb 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 272 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 148 vehicle-level and 272 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 101 power units and 104 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 29, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1998214, and its motor carrier number is MC-705820.

Is KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC has a 29.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 405 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC operates 101 power units and 104 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC based?

KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC is based in FORT WAYNE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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