KALTON FREIGHT LLC

USDOT 2873293 Active Based in MARIETTA, GA

KALTON FREIGHT LLC is a motor carrier based in MARIETTA, GA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2873293. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 10 power units and 10 drivers, with 48 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 17.6%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier Overview

KALTON FREIGHT LLC is a small fleet, operating 10 power units and 10 drivers, based in Marietta, GA. Across 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 14.3% out-of-service rate, with 1 reportable crash. Operating authority is active for common.

Power Units
10
Drivers
10
Inspections
48
last 24 months included
OOS Rate (peak)
17.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
3 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

Active filings

Safety Snapshot

Inspection Profile

35 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 192% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in TX (8) and AR (5), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation Profile

14.3% out-of-service rate; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 173.24B4-HMGP (HM (General Packaging) - HM residue adhering to outside of the package) cited 1 times.

Fleet Profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 10 drivers; Volvo, Hyundai Translead, and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Compliance

Operating Authority
Common 1 active
Full authority records below ↓
Active Insurance
1 active policy
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 17.6% vs 23.4% -5.8 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.38 vs 1.80 -1.42
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
BOC-3 Process Agent
Serves 126,293 carriers
Location & Contact
2621 SANDY PLAINS ROAD SUITE 302
MARIETTA, GA 30066
Phone: 7707023752
Registration
USDOT 2873293
Operation A
MCS-150 mileage 849,921 mi

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 17.6% is slightly above typical carriers of this size.

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

Compared against 89,545 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 89,545 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
17.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
20%
Median across 89,545 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -2.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-06 2026-04

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
Texas (TX) 8 0 0.0% Apr 28, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 5 2 40.0% Apr 8, 2026
Missouri (MO) 3 0 0.0% Mar 24, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 3 0 0.0% Feb 27, 2026
Alabama (AL) 2 0 0.0% Dec 23, 2025
Georgia (GA) 2 0 0.0% Jul 29, 2025
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Dec 4, 2024
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% Mar 14, 2025
Minnesota (MN) 1 1 100.0% Apr 30, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Oct 30, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Sep 26, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Feb 27, 2025
Oklahoma (OK) 1 1 100.0% Jan 28, 2025
South Carolina (SC) 1 1 100.0% Apr 8, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Mar 11, 2025
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Dec 11, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Volvo 41
Hyundai Translead 33
Great Dane 10
Freightliner 2
Kenworth 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

SMS data not available

FMCSA's Safety Measurement System has not published per-BASIC scores for this carrier yet. This typically means the carrier doesn't meet minimum exposure thresholds (inspections/power units), or their SMS snapshot hasn't been ingested.

Recent Inspections (48 rows) View all 48 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87728004 Apr 28, 2026 TX 2 IH69E SB SVC RD
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87533466 Apr 8, 2026 AR 2 WEST MEMPHIS AR
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
3 Yes
87523124 Apr 8, 2026 SC 2 TOWNVILLE SC
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
1 Yes
87410444 Mar 25, 2026 TX 1 US59 SB DIBOLL SCALE
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87391540 Mar 24, 2026 MO 2 POPLAR BLUFF MO
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87285455 Mar 10, 2026 TX 1 IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87195318 Feb 27, 2026 LA 2 SCOTT LA
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87166190 Feb 25, 2026 TX 2 tx-9900--south-fwy
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55E No
87079299 Feb 11, 2026 TX 1 tx-ih-0610-in-harris-co.-(0-37)
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A1 No
86647614 Dec 23, 2025 AL 3 COTTONDALE AL
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86553028 Dec 11, 2025 KS 3 ks-neosho-county---133
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86514790 Dec 9, 2025 LA 2 KENTWOOD LA
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86273084 Nov 5, 2025 AR 2 COAL HILL AR
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9B-LRLIWR Yes
86206705 Oct 30, 2025 KY 1 LONDON
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85906388 Sep 26, 2025 MS 2 TISHOMINGO COUNTY
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85812547 Sep 17, 2025 AR 3 CORNING AR
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85428191 Aug 6, 2025 AR 3 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLLR No
85405111 Jul 29, 2025 GA 2 FORSYTH GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84927197 Jun 10, 2025 TX 2 IH35 MM59 NB LA SALL
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84598423 Apr 30, 2025 MN 2 CLARKS GROVE MN
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.207F-SDAS, 393.11A1-CSLRR, 393.9A-LSML Yes
84147955 Mar 14, 2025 MI 3
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
84113712 Mar 11, 2025 TN 2 KNOXVILLE TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84135706 Mar 8, 2025 GA 3 CARTERSVILLE GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-INAT No
83985723 Feb 27, 2025 NE 3
VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2PK No
84000371 Feb 26, 2025 TX 1 US59 NB NACODOCHES SCALE
VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AL0006627575 Mar 16, 2026 AL 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
GA0008917444 Nov 5, 2022 GA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
TX65X8HQE1E9 Oct 20, 2021 TX 1 0 Yes Yes Fatal
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

Operating-authority certificates and decision notices filed with FMCSA. Each PDF is the original 2-page daily record. Click a row to view or download.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 5, 2019 MC965608 NC REVOCATION View PDF →
May 4, 2016 MC965608-C CPL CERTIFICATE View PDF →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Effective Cancel Status
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN421315 91X Mar 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY BBRCXLTGA011500_060710_01 BIPD/Primary Mar 28, 2025 Mar 28, 2026 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT7069128972 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2024 Mar 28, 2025 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AN-100034 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2022 Apr 21, 2024 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AN-100034 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2021 Apr 21, 2022 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP53234 00 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2020 Apr 21, 2021 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP42944 00 BIPD/Primary May 30, 2019 Apr 21, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP42944 00 BIPD/Primary Apr 26, 2019 May 30, 2019 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP42944 00 BIPD/Primary Apr 26, 2019 Jul 8, 2019 NAME CHANGED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY GWP42944 00 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2019 Apr 26, 2019 REPLACED
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA WESFL424584-00 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2018 Apr 21, 2019 CANCELLED
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC CAC 00001-05061-17 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2017 Apr 21, 2018 REPLACED
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC CAC 00001-05061-16 BIPD/Primary Apr 21, 2016 Apr 21, 2017 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 28, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 28, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  3. Mar 25, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Apr 21, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Apr 18, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Apr 21, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Apr 14, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Apr 21, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Apr 16, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Apr 21, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Apr 17, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Jul 8, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jun 5, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. May 30, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Apr 26, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Apr 21, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  17. Apr 19, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Apr 21, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
  19. Apr 21, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
  20. May 4, 2016
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
177.817(e) Placard deteriorated/damaged Hazardous Materials 1 0
393.13(c)(2) No Lower Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December 1993 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(e) Coupling device/towing methods defective Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.60(c) Glazing/window obstructions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Hours of Service 1 0
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Frequently asked questions about KALTON FREIGHT LLC

Is KALTON FREIGHT LLC an active motor carrier?
Yes. KALTON FREIGHT LLC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2873293 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is KALTON FREIGHT LLC's safety rating?
KALTON FREIGHT LLC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has KALTON FREIGHT LLC had?
48 roadside inspections are on file for KALTON FREIGHT LLC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is KALTON FREIGHT LLC's out-of-service rate?
KALTON FREIGHT LLC's peak out-of-service rate is 17.6% (whichever is higher of driver-OOS or vehicle-OOS, computed from FMCSA roadside inspection data). The national averages are roughly 6.7% for drivers and 23.4% for vehicles — see the peer-context card on this page for a side-by-side comparison.
Where is KALTON FREIGHT LLC based?
KALTON FREIGHT LLC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 2621 SANDY PLAINS ROAD SUITE 302, MARIETTA, Georgia 30066. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does KALTON FREIGHT LLC have valid operating authority?
Yes. KALTON FREIGHT LLC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC965608). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does KALTON FREIGHT LLC operate?
KALTON FREIGHT LLC self-reports 10 power units and 10 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has KALTON FREIGHT LLC had any crashes?
3 FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for KALTON FREIGHT LLC in MCMIS. A reportable crash is one resulting in a fatality, an injury requiring transport for medical attention, or a vehicle disabled and towed from the scene. The full crash log is on the Crashes subpage with date, state, and outcome details.

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