Carrier profile · USDOT 4318116 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

David Kestel

1 power unitMANHATTAN, IL0/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(815) 557-4132 Email dispatchkestelfarms@plantpioneer.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Mar 29, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

MANHATTAN, IL

23352 S EASTERN AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@plantpioneer.com — 290 carriers: USDOT 360651 USDOT 441219 USDOT 507825 USDOT 526822 USDOT 604762 USDOT 615338 USDOT 669905 USDOT 718443

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 23352 S EASTERN AVE, MANHATTAN, IL, 60442-9614
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 557-4132
Email: kestelfarms@plantpioneer.com
Web domain: plantpioneer.com

Registration

Officer: David Kestel
USDOT / docket: 4318116
First registered: Nov 4, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jun 27, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 DAVID KESTEL.

DAVID KESTEL (USDOT 4318116) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 27, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVID KESTEL's USDOT number?

DAVID KESTEL's USDOT number is 4318116.

Is DAVID KESTEL authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, DAVID KESTEL is active in the FMCSA register, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.