Carrier profile · USDOT 3994899 · MC-1499742 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Kettlebrook Express LLC

12 power unitsavg 10.5 yrRegional · 6 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1499742 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 666-1875 Email dispatchkettlebrook2022@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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 peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 18.0 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 6

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

≈2.2 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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 Maintenance47 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 13 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 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: 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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Southlake Specialty’23–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$750K	6
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2022	$750K	2

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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): 23
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

72.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

16550 KETTLEBROOK LN

Top corridor

TX 28 · LA 16 · AR 4

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: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2321674 USDOT 3748694 USDOT 3889362 USDOT 229662Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2321674 USDOT 3128458 USDOT 3190261 USDOT 3748694 USDOT 2912114 USDOT 3875655 USDOT 3485649 USDOT 3575225

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16550 KETTLEBROOK LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 666-1875
Email: kettlebrook2022@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Alex Chavez · Danielle Duncan
USDOT / docket: 3994899 · MC-1499742
First registered: Dec 7, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 276,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 118930658

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

276,000

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 KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC.

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3994899) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 25, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3994899, and its motor carrier number is MC-1499742.

Is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC has a 44.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC operates 12 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC based?

KETTLEBROOK EXPRESS LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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