Carrier profile · USDOT 585131 · MC-283046 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

K & E Transportation Associates Inc

19 power unitsavg 6.7 yrMulti-region · 10 statesWEST NEWFIELD, ME81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-283046 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 793-5013 Email dispatchken@ketrans.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 record2 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

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

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

68 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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 68 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 19.7 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

65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 68
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’95–’04

Sentry Select’04–’08

Lancer’08–’19

Lancer’22–’25

1995200320112019now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2019	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → Nov 2004	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jun 2004	$750K	4
BANK SOUTH	May 1995 → Apr 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

92.9%

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

ME busiest

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

Home base

WEST NEWFIELD, ME

83 WATER ST

Top corridor

ME 54 · NY 4 · PA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2533963 USDOT 2533983 USDOT 4080528 USDOT 251334 USDOT 564715 USDOT 3727232 USDOT 3977410 USDOT 3934000

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: 83 WATER ST, WEST NEWFIELD, ME, 04095
Mailing address: PO BOX 193, WEST NEWFIELD, ME, 04095-0193
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 793-5013
Fax: (207) 793-4908
Email: ken@ketrans.com
Web domain: ketrans.com

Registration

Officers: Kenneth L Porter · Kenneth L Porter
USDOT / docket: 585131 · MC-283046
First registered: Dec 23, 1994
Last MCS-150: Mar 2, 2026 · 1,922,067 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 22, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,922,067

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 & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC.

K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC (USDOT 585131) 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 and contract 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 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 68 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 68 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 19 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 22, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC's USDOT number?

K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC's USDOT number is 585131, and its motor carrier number is MC-283046.

Is K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC's safety record?

K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 111 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC's fleet?

K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC operates 19 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC based?

K & E TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES INC is based in WEST NEWFIELD, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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