Carrier profile · USDOT 320526 · MC-205685 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

K & B Transportation Inc

729 power unitsavg 5.2 yrNational · 32 statesSOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-205685 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

729Power units

549 observed · MCS-150

679Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 494-3459 Email dispatchmratkiewicz@kbtransportation.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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record39 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

69 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

69 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

729 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

924 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 408 vehicle and 923 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.9% · 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 5.8 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

877 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 62

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 729-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 729
Inspections · 24 mo: 924
Annualized: ≈462 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving449 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance176 · 161 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance83 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance73 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Western Bank’88–’01

Liberty Fire’97–’02

Harco National’02–’12

Cherokee’12–’25

1988199820082018now

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 Sep 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Sep 2025	$750K	7
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2012	$750K	4
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → Nov 2002	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1995 → May 1997	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → Nov 1995	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1994 → Mar 1995	$750K	2
WESTERN BANK	Jul 1988 → Jun 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 729
Observed power (24 mo): 549
Trailers (towed): 679

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

46.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

920

IL busiest

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

Home base

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE

4700 DAKOTA AVENUE

Top corridor

IL ⇄ NE

IL 145 · IA 121 · MO 111

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: 22 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4059957 USDOT 3487172 USDOT 3074858 USDOT 4497301 USDOT 3327 USDOT 65769 USDOT 4246203 USDOT 4121796Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 84 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3327 USDOT 65769 USDOT 994751 USDOT 3390833 USDOT 2456323 USDOT 3941848 USDOT 3992955 USDOT 4171460

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kbtransportation.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 257136 USDOT 510294 USDOT 811132

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kory ackerman — 3 carriers: USDOT 257136 USDOT 510294

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

729

Observed (24 mo)

549

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: 4700 DAKOTA AVENUE, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE, 68776
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 494-3459
Fax: (402) 494-3740
Email: mratkiewicz@kbtransportation.com
Web domain: kbtransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Michael S Ratkiewicz · Kory Ackerman
USDOT / docket: 320526 · MC-205685
First registered: Jul 12, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 77,431,782 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 17, 2015
D-U-N-S: 183386911

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

729

Power units

729

Drivers

—CDL drivers

77,431,782

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 K & B TRANSPORTATION INC.

K & B TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 320526) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 924 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 408 vehicle-level and 923 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 69 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 39 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 729 power units and 729 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 17, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & B TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

K & B TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 320526, and its motor carrier number is MC-205685.

Is K & B TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, K & B TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & B TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

K & B TRANSPORTATION INC has a 30.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,604 roadside inspections, with 69 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 K & B TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

K & B TRANSPORTATION INC operates 729 power units and 729 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is K & B TRANSPORTATION INC based?

K & B TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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