KAO LOGISTICS INC

Joins 236 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · Dec 31, 2015

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OOS mixed vs peers Driver 3.40% (worse, peer 0.90%) · Vehicle 3.90% (better, peer 15.2%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
2 fatalities on crash record 63 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $5,000,000 ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC. Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — KAO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2368495)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $5,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 3.40% (worse, peer 0.90%) · Vehicle 3.90% (better, peer 15.2%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 63 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $5,000,000 — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2368495/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
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USDOT 2368495 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOHN RUCH Company officer 2: JOE SABO General Freight Other (AUTO PARTS, RV AND MARINE ACCESSORIES) Based in EXETER, PA

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 3.4% vs peer median 0.9% (worse). Vehicle OOS 3.9% vs peer median 15.2% (better). n=6289 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

common 1 active

Insurance

ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $5,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2368495

In FMCSA records since Jan 8, 2013 (~13y)

MC / docket MC812361

Company officer JOHN RUCH

Company officer 2 JOE SABO

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Other (AUTO PARTS, RV AND MARINE ACCESSORIES)

Fleet size 153 units

Drivers 90

Annual mileage 7,597,450 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (570) 655-4514

Email: [email protected]

Physical

44 TUNKHANNOCK AVENUE

EXETER, PA 18643

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2368495

In FMCSA records since Jan 8, 2013 (~13y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 7,597,450 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 3.9% vs 23.4% -19.5 pts

Driver OOS Rate 3.4% vs 6.7% -3.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.31 vs 1.80 -1.49

Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.2%

Active liability insurance

ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

BMC-91X · $5,000,000 · ISA H08860828

Effective Dec 31, 2015

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2013-03-05 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Dec 31, 2015
Process Agent
SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC812361
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased
Truck tractors	103	0
Trailers	110	0
Trucks	1	49

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

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	6–12 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	1	1
Injuries	0	5	5
Tow-away	2	6	8
Crash reports	2	6	8

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 394 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	236	236	0
OOS inspections	7	6	0
OOS percentage	2.97%	2.54%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

153

Drivers

Inspections

394

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

3.9%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

63 all-time

Authorities

1 active

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 6,289 ACTIVE carriers operating 76–230 power units (±50% of this carrier's 153 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

3.4%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

0.9%

Median across 6,289 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +2.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

3.9%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15.2%

Median across 6,289 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -11.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (36 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

2 violations

2 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	53	2	3.8%	Oct 2, 2026
New York (NY)	23	1	4.3%	Apr 20, 2026
Mississippi (MS)	22	1	4.5%	Sep 28, 2026
Washington (WA)	14	1	7.1%	Oct 6, 2026
Texas (TX)	12	1	8.3%	Sep 29, 2026
Oklahoma (OK)	7	2	28.6%	Jul 20, 2026
Louisiana (LA)	7	0	0.0%	Oct 9, 2026
New Jersey (NJ)	7	0	0.0%	Sep 25, 2026
Utah (UT)	7	0	0.0%	Apr 13, 2026
Florida (FL)	7	1	14.3%	Aug 26, 2026
Nevada (NV)	6	1	16.7%	Oct 13, 2026
Maine (ME)	6	0	0.0%	Oct 7, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA)	6	0	0.0%	Aug 23, 2026
Alabama (AL)	6	0	0.0%	Oct 6, 2026
Maryland (MD)	4	0	0.0%	Oct 8, 2026
Tennessee (TN)	4	0	0.0%	Jun 5, 2026
Illinois (IL)	4	0	0.0%	Aug 3, 2026
Kentucky (KY)	4	0	0.0%	Jan 14, 2026
Missouri (MO)	3	0	0.0%	Oct 9, 2026
Michigan (MI)	3	0	0.0%	May 13, 2026
North Carolina (NC)	3	0	0.0%	Sep 8, 2026
Georgia (GA)	3	0	0.0%	Aug 18, 2026
Massachusetts (MA)	3	0	0.0%	Feb 4, 2026
Iowa (IA)	3	0	0.0%	May 5, 2026
Idaho (ID)	2	1	50.0%	Jul 27, 2026
Kansas (KS)	2	0	0.0%	Nov 22, 2025
Nebraska (NE)	2	0	0.0%	Aug 25, 2025
Indiana (IN)	2	0	0.0%	Jun 4, 2026
New Mexico (NM)	2	1	50.0%	Aug 25, 2026
Wyoming (WY)	1	0	0.0%	May 5, 2025
Arizona (AZ)	1	0	0.0%	May 22, 2025
Connecticut (CT)	1	0	0.0%	Jul 1, 2025
Montana (MT)	1	1	100.0%	Feb 18, 2026
Oregon (OR)	1	0	0.0%	Dec 19, 2024
South Carolina (SC)	1	0	0.0%	Apr 18, 2025
South Dakota (SD)	1	0	0.0%	Jun 18, 2025
Virginia (VA)	1	0	0.0%	Apr 10, 2025
Wisconsin (WI)	1	0	0.0%	Apr 28, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		139
Chevrolet		105
Wabash National		65
Great Dane		47
GMC		24
Frei		14

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	6	—	0.07	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	2	—	0.06	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	9	—	0.14	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	16	—	0.45	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	31	—	1.15	1	—	Oct 26, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (394 rows) View all 394 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89250872	Oct 13, 2026	NV	2	SLOAN CHECKSITE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR PA AH56079 · 3AKJHHDR7SSVS2417	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
89235592	Oct 9, 2026	MO	3	ROCK PORT MO	—	0	—	No
89222077	Oct 9, 2026	LA	1	SLIDELL LA	—	0	—	No
89239274	Oct 8, 2026	MD	1	WHITE MARSH MD	—	1	393.9A-LHLI	No
89216254	Oct 7, 2026	ME	3	PITTSFIELD ME	—	0	—	No
89232418	Oct 6, 2026	WA	3	LIBERTY LAKE WA	—	3	392.2-SLLSR, 395.22H4-ELDBRODS, 395.8A	No
89192835	Oct 6, 2026	AL	1	ELKMONT AL	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK TN 89379H2 · 1HA3GTC73PN001493	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
89170693	Oct 2, 2026	CA	1	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 54854J3 · 1GD07SF70N1176037	0	—	No
89139499	Sep 29, 2026	TX	2	TX	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK TX XLS1654 · 1HA3GTC72SN021663	2	393.95A4-EEUS, 396.17C-PI	No
89137059	Sep 28, 2026	CA	1	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AG87468 · 1FVACWFB2KHJZ7799	0	—	No
89119861	Sep 28, 2026	MS	1	MONROE COUNTY MS	CHEVROLET TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Unknown TN 3H24563 · 1HA0GSF74RN011879	0	—	No
89099628	Sep 25, 2026	NJ	3	PISCATAWAY SCALE	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH7984 · 3ALACWFB2TDWT0397	0	—	No
89059360	Sep 21, 2026	CA	2	CASTAIC IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR PA AH39473 · 3AKJHHDR0NSNF8529	2	393.55E-B, 395.8D9-HOSF	No
88969474	Sep 11, 2026	MS	1	HANCOCK COUNTY MS	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 3621790 · 1HTEUMML8SS259206	0	—	No
88936743	Sep 8, 2026	NC	3	OXFORD NC	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH35027 · 3ALACWFB8PDUG6087	0	—	No
88846355	Aug 27, 2026	LA	1	SLIDELL LA	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Custom Scott IN 3621790 · 1HTEUMML8SS259206	0	—	No
88831297	Aug 26, 2026	FL	2	GOTHA FL	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK FL FGUN29 · 54DK6S1F0SSA02116	0	—	No
88793467	Aug 25, 2026	NM	3	NM	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH51785 · 1FVACWFBXRHVG3711	0	—	No
88774902	Aug 23, 2026	PA	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH74984 · 3ALACWFB2TDWT0397	0	—	No
88744117	Aug 18, 2026	GA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR PA AH29568 · 3AKJHHDR8PSNY2858	4	395.30B2-ELDDFC24, 383.71H, 395.22H3-ELDMF	No
88717822	Aug 17, 2026	MS	1	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK AL 2C01N98 · 1HA0GSF72RN011640	0	—	No
88702003	Aug 14, 2026	MS	1	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Isuzu TN 3H24563 · 1HA0GSF74RN011879	0	—	No
88678466	Aug 12, 2026	PA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AG96057 · 3ALACWFB2LDMD9963	0	—	No
88636254	Aug 7, 2026	MS	1	—	—	1	393.11A1-LHLM	No
88620645	Aug 4, 2026	PA	1	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK PA AH87886 · 3ALACWFB5VDXC3719	3	392.2-SLLEQP, 390.19A2, 396.17C-PI	No

Recent Crashes (63 rows) View all 63 →

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
TX7D7EHQE1QX	Jan 29, 2026	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7B8AHQE1KL	Dec 2, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX78TDHQE16O	Sep 9, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA0010021461	Aug 26, 2025	GA	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
WA000EG03661	Jun 23, 2025	WA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
WY0202504483	May 5, 2025	WY	1	2	Yes	No	Fatal
TX73ABHQE1P2	Feb 17, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MEI00S004521	Jan 29, 2025	ME	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX6ZJAHQE19I	Oct 3, 2024	TX	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
SC0024285613	Sep 27, 2024	SC	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
PA404102100X	May 9, 2024	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
WA000EE60617	Mar 19, 2024	WA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX6TOBHQE1JX	Mar 3, 2024	TX	1	0	No	No	Fatal
MD23A1085583	Nov 24, 2023	MD	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
WA000ED94688	Aug 29, 2023	WA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MA1004221801	Jan 18, 2023	MA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA210824200X	Nov 15, 2022	PA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MO0000097586	Jun 23, 2022	MO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX64RCHQE107	Sep 28, 2021	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0001627251	Mar 17, 2021	AL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
WI0000113205	Feb 5, 2021	WI	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX5W7EHQE1GG	Nov 17, 2020	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TN0300642635	Aug 5, 2020	TN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
NY3845814400	Jun 26, 2020	NY	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
PA005384400X	Jun 23, 2020	PA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Mar 5, 2013	MC812361-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08860828	91X	$5,000,000	Dec 31, 2015	On file	ACTIVE
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9386896	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 1, 2013	Dec 31, 2015	REPLACED
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9855645	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 1, 2012	Dec 1, 2013	REPLACED
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9855645	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 1, 2012	Mar 1, 2014	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 31, 2015

insurance

TERM/REPL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Mar 1, 2014

insurance

TERM/CANCL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Dec 1, 2013

insurance

TERM/REPL — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Mar 5, 2013

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
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Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CORDELIA IF	CA	20	0
GILROY IF	CA	14	0
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	CA	12	0
BRIGHAM CITY UT	UT	11	0
CASTAIC IF	CA	9	0
HASTINGS NY	NY	7	0
WATERTOWN NY	NY	7	0
ROADSIDE	AL	6	1
US75 SB DENISON SCALE	TX	6	1
COLBERT SCALES ON US69	OK	5	2

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	19	0
395.30(b)(1)	Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD	Hours of Service	5	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	4	3
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	3	0
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	3	1
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0

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Related Records

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