KATE'S TRUCKING LLC

DBA: KATE'S TRUCKING

Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 29, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

Policy effective · Nov 18, 2025

Review these

OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — KATE'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2553498)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2553498/
As of: Sep 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2553498 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DONALD P JENKINS General Freight Produce Dry Bulk Cold Food Based in MILFORD, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233564 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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2553498

In FMCSA records since Oct 27, 2014 (~11y)

MC / docket MC889984

Company officer DONALD P JENKINS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Produce, Dry Bulk, Cold Food

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 79,181 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (734) 260-9913

Email: [email protected]

Physical

296 HICKORY RIDGE RD

MILFORD, MI 48380

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2553498

In FMCSA records since Oct 27, 2014 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 79,181 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.25 vs 1.80 -0.55

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

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 2014-11-24 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy effective Nov 18, 2025
Process Agent
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC889984
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	25%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 233,564 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,564 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,564 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-01 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Arkansas (AR)	1	0	0.0%	Apr 28, 2025
Indiana (IN)	1	1	100.0%	Jul 8, 2025
Kentucky (KY)	1	0	0.0%	Jan 17, 2025
New York (NY)	1	0	0.0%	Jun 10, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Utility		7
International		7
Inti		1
Stoughton		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.16	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	3.00	3	—	Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88109644	Jun 10, 2026	NY	2	—	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	1	392.2-SLLIFTA	No
85225939	Jul 8, 2025	IN	2	CHESTERTON IN	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	3	393.45B2-BHTD, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.9A-LLPL	Yes
84571738	Apr 28, 2025	AR	3	BRYANT AR	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	1	395.24	No
83657675	Jan 17, 2025	KY	3	WILLIAMSBURG	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	1	392.2UCR	No
81758131	May 29, 2024	MI	3	DAVIS HWY	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	5	395.24(d), 392.2, 395.22(h)(4)	No
81165214	Mar 19, 2024	TX	2	IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Inti MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	0	—	No
80811972	Feb 9, 2024	AL	3	ROADSIDE	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	0	—	No
80576640	Jan 9, 2024	NM	2	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR MI RB18727 · 2HSCEAER01C020214	1	393.75(a)(3)	Yes

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
Nov 24, 2014	MC889984-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	7893302	91X	$750,000	Nov 18, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA00454942	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 18, 2022	Nov 18, 2025	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN274893	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 3, 2020	Nov 18, 2022	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN253206	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 18, 2018	Mar 3, 2020	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3373299	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 18, 2014	Nov 18, 2018	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Nov 18, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Nov 18, 2022

insurance

TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 3, 2020

insurance

CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Nov 20, 2018

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Nov 18, 2018

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Nov 24, 2014

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ROADSIDE	AL	1	0
BRYANT AR	AR	1	0
CHESTERTON IN	IN	1	1
WILLIAMSBURG	KY	1	0
DAVIS HWY	MI	1	0
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	NM	1	1
IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT	TX	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
395.24(d)	ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically	Hours of Service	2	0
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
395.22(h)(4)	Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids	Hours of Service	1	0
395.24	HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner	Hours of Service	1	0

Related Records

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All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots