Carrier profile · USDOT 3901078 · MC-1437161 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

KJ Medelez LLC

157 power unitsavg 10.2 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHERMISTON, OR80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1437161 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

157Power units

142 observed · MCS-150

218Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(541) 571-4098 Email dispatchdawn.fischer@kjmedelez.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average55.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% 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-mo55.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo55.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

157 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

381 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 55.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 260 vehicle and 381 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

56.6% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

366 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 30

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 157-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 157
Inspections · 24 mo: 381
Annualized: ≈191 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving395 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance203 · 32 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance119 · 41 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance113 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance110 · 82 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance105 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance87 · 76 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance77 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance75 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance74 · 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: 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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’22–’23

Western National’23–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 157
Observed power (24 mo): 142
Trailers (towed): 218

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

381

WA busiest

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

Home base

HERMISTON, OR

800 E PUNKIN CENTER RD

Top corridor

WA ⇄ OR

WA 216 · OR 105 · CA 24

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: 10 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3850964 USDOT 4442976 USDOT 3236141 USDOT 4245614 USDOT 605418 USDOT 4439002 USDOT 4208237 USDOT 4121865Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 574143 USDOT 3428267 USDOT 4100912 USDOT 3850964 USDOT 4442976 USDOT 524115 USDOT 3462097 USDOT 3236141

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

157

Observed (24 mo)

142

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 800 E PUNKIN CENTER RD, HERMISTON, OR, 97838
Mailing address: PO BOX 431, HERMISTON, OR, 97838
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 571-4098
Email: dawn.fischer@kjmedelez.com
Web domain: kjmedelez.com

Registration

Officers: Humberto Medelez Jr · Humberto Medelez Sr
USDOT / docket: 3901078 · MC-1437161
First registered: Jun 14, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2025 · 14,190,458 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 13, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

157

Power units

142

Drivers

142

CDL drivers

14,190,458

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 KJ MEDELEZ LLC.

KJ MEDELEZ LLC (USDOT 3901078) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 26, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 55.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 381 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 260 vehicle-level and 381 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 157 power units and 142 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 13, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KJ MEDELEZ LLC's USDOT number?

KJ MEDELEZ LLC's USDOT number is 3901078, and its motor carrier number is MC-1437161.

Is KJ MEDELEZ LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, KJ MEDELEZ LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KJ MEDELEZ LLC's safety record?

KJ MEDELEZ LLC has a 55.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 537 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is KJ MEDELEZ LLC's fleet?

KJ MEDELEZ LLC operates 157 power units and 142 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KJ MEDELEZ LLC based?

KJ MEDELEZ LLC is based in HERMISTON, OR, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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