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KEEN QUALITY TRANSPORTATION LLC

Joins 19 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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 · May 28, 2026
Review these
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 38.5% vs 23.4% national (+15.1 pts).
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · BIPD/Primary Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — KEEN QUALITY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3544046)
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:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 38.5% vs 23.4% national (+15.1 pts).

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3544046/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3544046 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TAVARUS CLARK General Freight Based in GALENA PARK, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 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
BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

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.

  • Power Units +1 (4 → 5) · Oct 2, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −1 (4 → 3) · Oct 2, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · BIPD/Primary · $750,000

5 active liability filings · 1 cargo

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3544046
In FMCSA records since Jan 5, 2021 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1193842
Company officer TAVARUS CLARK
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 70,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2511 7TH ST
GALENA PARK, TX 77547
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3544046
In FMCSA records since Jan 5, 2021 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 70,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 38.5% vs 23.4% +15.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.37 vs 1.80 -0.43
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
BIPD/Primary · $750,000 · AL311433-47405
Effective May 28, 2026
BMC-91X · AL311433-47405
Effective May 28, 2026
BMC-91X · $750,000 · AL311433-47405
Effective May 28, 2026
BIPD/Primary · $750,000 · AL311433-33454
Effective May 28, 2025
All 5 liability filings →
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)
BMC-35 · AL311433-33454
Effective May 28, 2026

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 2021-06-10 (1,962 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 4 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 25 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 19 19 0
OOS inspections 1 6 0
OOS percentage 5.26% 31.58% —
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
5
Drivers
3
Inspections
25
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
38.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 38.5% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 4 3
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 4 5
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Oct 2, 2026 Oct 2, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (15 months)

2024-05 2026-10

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
Louisiana (LA) 10 4 40.0% Oct 16, 2026
Texas (TX) 6 3 50.0% Oct 12, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 2 0 0.0% Nov 5, 2025
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Aug 13, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 22
Wabash National 12
Great Dane 10
Vntc 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 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 3 — 0.40 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 10 — 9.81 10 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (25 rows) View all 25 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89293408 Oct 16, 2026 LA 3 MINDEN LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 383.51A-SIN Yes
89274178 Oct 12, 2026 TX 2 TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87991543 May 28, 2026 LA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.17C-PI No
87413434 Mar 25, 2026 LA 1 BUNKIE LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.201A-FRWC, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
86747158 Jan 7, 2026 LA 2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.78A-WS Yes
86696186 Dec 29, 2025 TX 2 tx-lat:31---30-18.72n
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86254395 Nov 5, 2025 MS 3 ROADSIDE
Freightliner TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R604187 · 1FUJGLDR9CSJ3766
0 — No
85564148 Aug 21, 2025 LA 3 ARCADIA LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
85503522 Aug 13, 2025 SC 2 PELION SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 395.20BELDNV, 393.95A4-EENA, 393.55E-B No
85451529 Aug 7, 2025 LA 3 ARCADIA LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85087911 Jun 27, 2025 LA 1 CHOUDRANT LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LFTSI No
84950514 Jun 11, 2025 TX 2 US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3, 393.9, 393.9T Yes
84556403 Apr 29, 2025 TX 2 US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3 Yes
84483821 Apr 22, 2025 LA 3 MINDEN LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.8E1PC No
84313724 Apr 3, 2025 LA 2 LEESVILLE LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84206030 Mar 21, 2025 LA 2 EGAN LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 392.2-SLLMF Yes
83615515 Jan 14, 2025 TX 1 IH10 WB SEALY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.3A1B, 393.9 Yes
83592870 Jan 6, 2025 TX 3 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2W No
83498489 Dec 27, 2024 MS 2 BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82898947 Oct 11, 2024 LA 3 LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.30B1 No
82847497 Oct 4, 2024 LA 1 LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81986248 Jun 25, 2024 TX 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9(a) No
81946949 Jun 21, 2024 LA 3 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81986035 Jun 19, 2024 TX 2 tx-sh-0146-in-chambers-co.-(472-4
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9(a) No
81769459 May 31, 2024 LA 3 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.17(c), 392.2 No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

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
May 19, 2025 MC1193842-C Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Jun 10, 2021 MC1193842-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (12 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-33454 BMC-35 — May 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-47405 BIPD/Primary $750,000 May 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-47405 BMC-91X — May 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-47405 91X $750,000 May 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-33454 BIPD/Primary $750,000 May 28, 2025 On file ACTIVE
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-33454 91X $750,000 Apr 9, 2025 On file ACTIVE
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G AL311433-33454 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 9, 2025 May 28, 2026 CANCELLED
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY GAT0001323 BIPD/Primary — Jun 2, 2024 Jun 15, 2025 CANCELLED
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY GAT0001323 BIPD/Primary — Jun 2, 2024 May 28, 2025 REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TRI21L7609 BIPD/Primary — Jun 2, 2023 Jun 1, 2024 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-678588-01 BIPD/Primary — May 28, 2022 Jun 2, 2023 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 03747232 BIPD/Primary — May 28, 2021 May 28, 2022 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 28, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
  2. May 9, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
  3. May 7, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Apr 17, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jun 15, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. May 29, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. May 28, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jun 4, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Jun 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jun 2, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. May 28, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  12. Jun 10, 2021
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ARCADIA LA LA 2 0
LA LA 2 0
MINDEN LA LA 2 1
ROADSIDE LA 2 0
US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE TX 2 2
BREAUX BRIDGE LA LA 1 1
BUNKIE LA LA 1 1
CHOUDRANT LA LA 1 0
EGAN LA LA 1 1
LEESVILLE LA LA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0

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