Carrier profile · USDOT 2352168 · MC-805371 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

KTL Inc

DBA KTL

114 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 25 statesCARMEL, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-805371 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

114Power units

91 observed · MCS-150

158Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(317) 565-1903 Email dispatchsafety@ktlinc.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 average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

114 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

255 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 93 vehicle and 255 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.0% · 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 4.1 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

247 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 18

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 114-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 114
Inspections · 24 mo: 255
Annualized: ≈128 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving155 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance49 · 34 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance31 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance31 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’14–’16

Canal’16–’19

Ace Property’19–’22

Wesco’23–’26

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	9
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2022	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2019	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 114
Observed power (24 mo): 91
Trailers (towed): 158

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

62.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

254

IL busiest

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

Home base

CARMEL, IN

1526 E GREYHOUND PASS

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IN

IL 33 · TN 28 · MO 27

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 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4467621 USDOT 3506345 USDOT 1859250Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (28 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2439356 USDOT 3126172 USDOT 3192962 USDOT 3210786 USDOT 1994664 USDOT 2588231 USDOT 3809748 USDOT 3992014

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

114

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: 1526 E GREYHOUND PASS, CARMEL, IN, 46032
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (317) 565-1903
Fax: (317) 324-3973
Email: safety@ktlinc.com
Web domain: ktlinc.com

Registration

Officer: Andy Kalus
USDOT / docket: 2352168 · MC-805371
First registered: Oct 23, 2012
Last MCS-150: Jan 16, 2026 · 6,833,085 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 20, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

114

Power units

110

Drivers

110

CDL drivers

6,833,085

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 KTL INC.

KTL INC (USDOT 2352168) 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 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 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 255 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 93 vehicle-level and 255 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 114 power units and 110 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 20, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KTL INC's USDOT number?

KTL INC's USDOT number is 2352168, and its motor carrier number is MC-805371.

Is KTL INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KTL INC's safety record?

KTL INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 378 roadside inspections, with 9 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 KTL INC's fleet?

KTL INC operates 114 power units and 110 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KTL INC based?

KTL INC is based in CARMEL, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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