Carrier profile · USDOT 3687746 · MC-1285296 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Kainat Transportation LLC

20 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 35 statesMERRILLVILLE, IN93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1285296 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

64 observed · MCS-150

89Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(317) 728-3378 Email dispatchinfo@kainattrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.4% 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

122 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 63 vehicle and 122 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.7% · 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 7.0 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

122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 14

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

≈3.0 / 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: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 122
Annualized: ≈61 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 11 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Amtrust’21–’23

Great West’23–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 64
Trailers (towed): 89

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

71.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

121

TX busiest

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

Home base

MERRILLVILLE, IN

707 E 80TH PL STE 102

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IN

TX 14 · NM 7 · IN 7

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: 44 trucks also ran under 49 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3416589 USDOT 3522582 USDOT 4018100 USDOT 2176302 USDOT 3241485 USDOT 3900938 USDOT 2798394 USDOT 3875213Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 121 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2523551 USDOT 3462216 USDOT 3532386 USDOT 4054118 USDOT 4310772 USDOT 200908 USDOT 3416589 USDOT 3522582

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 707 E 80TH PL STE 102, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410-5689
Mailing address: 707 E 80TH PL STE 102, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 728-3378
Email: info@kainattrans.com
Web domain: kainattrans.com

Registration

Officer: David Herrera
USDOT / docket: 3687746 · MC-1285296
First registered: Jul 26, 2021
Last MCS-150: Aug 20, 2026 · 3,585,774 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 50102536

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,585,774

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 KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC.

KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3687746) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 122 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 63 vehicle-level and 122 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3687746, and its motor carrier number is MC-1285296.

Is KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 25.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 125 roadside inspections, with 7 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 KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in MERRILLVILLE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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