Carrier profile · USDOT 809872 · MC-360166 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

DL King Transport LLC

DBA DAUBERT TRUCKING

12 power unitsavg 17.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesLEWISTOWN, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-360166 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 953-9891 Email dispatchjill@dlkingtransport.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 average25.0% 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.6 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 9.2 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’15–’24

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Nov 2015	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Aug 2015	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	May 2013 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → May 2013	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Jan 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

46.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WV busiest

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

Home base

LEWISTOWN, PA

647 DRY VALLEY ROAD

Top corridor

WV ⇄ PA

WV 5 · NE 4 · PA 3

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 2831301Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 52767 USDOT 3446915 USDOT 2328921 USDOT 92693 USDOT 2266753 USDOT 2472616 USDOT 2609173 USDOT 4136448

Shares a company officer with other carriers

daniel l king — 3 carriers: USDOT 810727 USDOT 2653290

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: 647 DRY VALLEY ROAD, LEWISTOWN, PA, 17044
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 953-9891
Fax: (717) 953-9903
Email: jill@dlkingtransport.com
Web domain: dlkingtransport.com

Registration

Officer: Daniel L King
USDOT / docket: 809872 · MC-360166
First registered: May 10, 1999
Last MCS-150: Aug 6, 2025 · 392,534 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

392,534

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 DL KING TRANSPORT LLC.

DL KING TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 809872) 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 6, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is DL KING TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

DL KING TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 809872, and its motor carrier number is MC-360166.

Is DL KING TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DL KING TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DL KING TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

DL KING TRANSPORT LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is DL KING TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

DL KING TRANSPORT LLC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DL KING TRANSPORT LLC based?

DL KING TRANSPORT LLC is based in LEWISTOWN, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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