Carrier profile · USDOT 3695947 · MC-1291270 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Munds Energy Inc

130 power unitsavg 7.5 yrMulti-region · 10 statesHUTCHINSON, KS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1291270 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

130Power units

104 observed · MCS-150

97Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(620) 662-7281 Email dispatchsbuscher@mundsenergy.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 466 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

130 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

289 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 262 vehicle and 289 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

271 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 26

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 130-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 130
Inspections · 24 mo: 289
Annualized: ≈145 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness5 · 5 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’21 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2021

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2021 → Nov 2021	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 130
Observed power (24 mo): 104
Trailers (towed): 97

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

70.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

287

KS busiest

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

Home base

HUTCHINSON, KS

2701 E 4TH AVE

Top corridor

KS 177 · OK 64 · MO 16

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4240545Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3793081 USDOT 4143821 USDOT 55512 USDOT 4518435 USDOT 3365855 USDOT 4498045 USDOT 3066785 USDOT 3972008

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mundsenergy.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3433565

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

130

Observed (24 mo)

104

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: 2701 E 4TH AVE, HUTCHINSON, KS, 67501
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (620) 662-7281
Email: sbuscher@mundsenergy.com
Web domain: mundsenergy.com

Registration

Officers: Mark Munds · Stanley Lee Buscher
USDOT / docket: 3695947 · MC-1291270
First registered: Aug 6, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jul 15, 2026 · 10,167,581 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

130

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,167,581

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 MUNDS ENERGY INC.

MUNDS ENERGY INC (USDOT 3695947) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 12, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 289 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 262 vehicle-level and 289 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 130 power units and 98 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 15, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is MUNDS ENERGY INC's USDOT number?

MUNDS ENERGY INC's USDOT number is 3695947, and its motor carrier number is MC-1291270.

Is MUNDS ENERGY INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MUNDS ENERGY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MUNDS ENERGY INC's safety record?

MUNDS ENERGY INC has a 2.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 466 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MUNDS ENERGY INC's fleet?

MUNDS ENERGY INC operates 130 power units and 98 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MUNDS ENERGY INC based?

MUNDS ENERGY INC is based in HUTCHINSON, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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