Carrier profile · USDOT 1008808 · MC-425374 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Karchner Trucking Inc

DBA KTI

3 power unitsavg 14.8 yrRegional · 5 statesHARRISBURG, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425374 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 439-1564 Email dispatchkarchnertrucking@comcast.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 1

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$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 · 10 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive’07–’12

United Financial’12–’15

National’15–’20

Northland’24–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	8
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2022	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2020	$750K	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Mar 2015	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Dec 2006	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2003	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	2
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

100.0%

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

KY busiest

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

Home base

HARRISBURG, PA

5009 CIRCLE DRIVE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ PA

KY 1 · NY 1 · PA 1

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 1710488Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1710488 USDOT 3792176

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: 5009 CIRCLE DRIVE, HARRISBURG, PA, 17112
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 439-1564
Email: karchnertrucking@comcast.net

Registration

Officer: Jeff W Karchner
USDOT / docket: 1008808 · MC-425374
First registered: Mar 5, 2002
Last MCS-150: Dec 9, 2025 · 210,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

210,000

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 KARCHNER TRUCKING INC.

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1008808) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 Jul 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 9, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1008808, and its motor carrier number is MC-425374.

Is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, KARCHNER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KARCHNER TRUCKING INC based?

KARCHNER TRUCKING INC is based in HARRISBURG, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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