Carrier profile · USDOT 431102 · MC-207880 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Kandel Transport Inc

44 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 5 statesTALLMADGE, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-207880 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 798-4111 Email dispatchsafetyteam@naglecompanies.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 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 average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

59 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 59 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 7

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 44-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’91–’97

Carolina’02–’06

Carolina’07–’11

Sentry Select’11–’15

Hartford Fire’16–’26

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Jan 2026	$750K	6
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Mar 2015	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2011	$750K	4
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Jan 2002	$750K	2
MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN'S MUTUAL INS. CO.	Mar 2000 → Jan 2001	$750K	2
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Mar 2000	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1996 → Dec 1996	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1991 → Jan 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

TALLMADGE, OH

365 MUNROE FALLS RD

Top corridor

OH 25 · NY 18 · 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: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 536988 USDOT 3481206 USDOT 3745372Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 100152 USDOT 347778 USDOT 536988 USDOT 3069542 USDOT 3481206 USDOT 1766544 USDOT 2820758 USDOT 3122364

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@naglecompanies.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 423609 USDOT 2214002 USDOT 2563387

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: 365 MUNROE FALLS RD, TALLMADGE, OH, 44278
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 798-4111
Fax: (330) 798-4122
Email: safetyteam@naglecompanies.com
Web domain: naglecompanies.com

Registration

Officers: Kevin Medved · Edwin Nagle
USDOT / docket: 431102 · MC-207880
First registered: Dec 13, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2026 · 4,130,188 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 26, 2014
D-U-N-S: 617336920

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,130,188

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 KANDEL TRANSPORT INC.

KANDEL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 431102) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 59 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 44 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 26, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KANDEL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

KANDEL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 431102, and its motor carrier number is MC-207880.

Is KANDEL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, KANDEL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KANDEL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

KANDEL TRANSPORT INC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is KANDEL TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

KANDEL TRANSPORT INC operates 44 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KANDEL TRANSPORT INC based?

KANDEL TRANSPORT INC is based in TALLMADGE, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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