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KTS SOLUTIONS INC

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 7, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — KTS SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 2496644)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2496644/
As of: Oct 7, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2496644 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: KELVIN SMITH Passengers Based in PORTSMOUTH, VA

FMCSA census as of Oct 7, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 11.1% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=12210 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: Clear to review.

Field change history →
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2496644
In FMCSA records since Apr 17, 2014 (~12y)
Company officer KELVIN SMITH
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Passengers
Fleet size 82 units
Drivers 120
Annual mileage 2,200 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (757) 300-2525
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1040 UNIVERSITY BLVD STE 100
PORTSMOUTH, VA 23703
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2496644
In FMCSA records since Apr 17, 2014 (~12y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,200 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 11.1% vs 23.4% -12.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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.

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
82
Drivers
120
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
11.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 11.1% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 12,210 ACTIVE carriers operating 41–123 power units (±50% of this carrier's 82 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 12,210 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
11.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 12,210 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -3.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-07 2025-05

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 6 0 0.0% May 6, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 9
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 5, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 4.16 4 — Oct 5, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
84606404 May 6, 2025 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 20852N3 · 1FDFE4FS5HDC68232
2 393.75B-TFV, 393.83H No
84606312 May 6, 2025 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 53768M3 · 1FDUF5GN3NEC38588
2 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 393.75B-TFV No
84606311 May 6, 2025 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 53769M3 · 1FDUF5GN2NEC75857
0 — No
83276070 Nov 26, 2024 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 53769M3 · 1FDUF5GN2NEC75857
0 — No
83273597 Nov 26, 2024 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 20852N3 · 1FDFE4FS5HDC68232
0 — No
83273596 Nov 26, 2024 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 53768M3 · 1FDUF5GN3NEC38588
0 — No
82230261 Jul 1, 2024 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 53769M3 · 1FDUF5GN2NEC75857
1 392.2 No
82230136 Jul 1, 2024 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 20852N3 · 1FDFE4FS5HDC68232
2 393.41, 390.21T(b) Yes
82230135 Jul 1, 2024 CA 5 ca-8888-miramar-rd-(8888-miramar
FORD BUS
CA 53768M3 · 1FDUF5GN3NEC38588
2 393.95(f), 393.75(b) No
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
Jun 30, 2014 MC863742-C Revocation / Reinstatement Revocation Revocation / Reinstatement →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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