Carrier profile · USDOT 705311 · MC-326156 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

K & B Transportation LLC

10 power unitsSPARKS, NV50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-326156 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(775) 331-5152 Email dispatchkbtransport@sbcglobal.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 10 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.3 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Westport’97–’00

Century National’03–’08

Financial Pacific’10–’15

Zurich American’15–’20

beyond this history

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jul 2020

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2020	$1M	7
FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2015	$1M	4
AMERICAN STATES PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$1M	1
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2008	$1M	10
AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$1M	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2001 → Jul 2001	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$1M	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 1997 → Sep 2000	$1M	2
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Oct 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
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

SPARKS, NV

615 SPICE ISLAND DR UNIT 2

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 company officer with other carriers

joe bush — 2 carriers: USDOT 1904578

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 615 SPICE ISLAND DR UNIT 2, SPARKS, NV, 89431
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (775) 331-5152
Fax: (775) 331-0739
Email: kbtransport@sbcglobal.net

Registration

Officers: Trudi Bush · Joe Bush
USDOT / docket: 705311 · MC-326156
First registered: Sep 16, 1997
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 178,359 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 37609455

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

178,359

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 K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC.

K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 705311) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jul 22, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 705311, and its motor carrier number is MC-326156.

Is K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

K & B TRANSPORTATION LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.