KBC INC

OMAHA, NE

DBA: JOHNSTONE SUPPLY

KBC INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 19 power units and 19 drivers, organized as an individual, based in Omaha, NE. Across 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 6.7% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — KBC INC (USDOT 408294)
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/408294/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 408294 Active INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Owner: KIM CAFFERTY Additional owner: ANTON HYNEK General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Liquids / Gases Based in OMAHA, NE

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

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 6.9% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=53931 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.

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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 408294
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Owner KIM CAFFERTY
Additional owner ANTON HYNEK
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Liquids / Gases
Fleet size 19 units
Drivers 19
Annual mileage 72,598 mi
Contact & address
Physical
9800 J STREET
OMAHA, NE 68127
Mailing
9800 J STEET
OMAHA, NE 68127
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 408294
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 72,598 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 6.9% vs 23.4% -16.5 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.40 vs 1.80 -1.40
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trailers 1 0 0
Trucks 19 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 72 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 45 45 0
OOS inspections 0 3 0
OOS percentage 0% 6.67%
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
19
Drivers
19
Inspections
72
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
6.9%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

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.

Risk intelligence

JOHNSTONE SUPPLY had 45 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 6.7%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

45 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NE (15) and IA (12).

Violation profile

6.7% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (16.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 19 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 19 drivers; Ford, Freightliner, and Chevrolet are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 53,931 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–29 power units (±50% of this carrier's 19 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 53,931 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
6.9%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 53,931 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -7.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (30 months)

2023-10 2026-09

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
Nebraska (NE) 15 2 13.3% Jun 4, 2026
Iowa (IA) 12 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2026
Colorado (CO) 9 0 0.0% Jul 28, 2026
Kansas (KS) 7 1 14.3% Sep 9, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Sep 25, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 32
Chevrolet 8
Freightliner 7
Mack 6
Ford (Also 3
Courier 2
Homemade T 1
Kenworth 1
Wabash National 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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 1.31 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 14 1.58 2 Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (72 rows) View all 72 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88963203 Sep 9, 2026 KS 1 TOPEKA KS
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Courier
2 177.834A-HMC, 172.201D-HMSPS Yes
88893764 Sep 3, 2026 IA 1 IA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.11A1-LLPL, 393.9A-LIL No
88826280 Aug 27, 2026 IA 1 IA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88748586 Aug 20, 2026 IA 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88747326 Aug 20, 2026 IA 1
GM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Chevrolet
0 No
88557236 Jul 28, 2026 CO 2
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88547291 Jul 28, 2026 IA 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.9A-LHLI, 393.95A4-EEUS, 392.2-SLLIFTA No
88429529 Jul 16, 2026 IA 3
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Courier
0 No
88438050 Jul 15, 2026 CO 2
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88282526 Jun 30, 2026 IA 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.60D No
88043101 Jun 4, 2026 NE 3
GM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Chevrolet
0 No
88010125 Jun 1, 2026 NE 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87973294 May 26, 2026 CO 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.17C-PI No
87934665 May 22, 2026 NE 3
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
87746340 May 1, 2026 CO 2 HESPERUS CO
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 2SLSNC, 95A1 No
87698894 Apr 28, 2026 NE 1 INMAN NE
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87251962 Mar 9, 2026 IA 3
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87191051 Mar 3, 2026 NE 1 INMAN SCALE
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.41-BNPB Yes
86686058 Dec 30, 2025 KS 2 ks-jackson-county---085
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86558294 Dec 11, 2025 CO 2 RIFLE CO
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86484854 Dec 3, 2025 CO 3 CORTEZ CO
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLEQP No
86483968 Dec 3, 2025 CO 3 RIFLE CO
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86265283 Nov 7, 2025 NE 2
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86181526 Oct 29, 2025 NE 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLSIV, 396.17C-PI No
86180755 Oct 23, 2025 IA 1 I380
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2RG No
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
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
177.801 Accepting or Transporting Hazardous Materials not prepared in accordance with regulations Hazardous Materials 1 0
177.817(a) No or improper shipping papers (carrier) Hazardous Materials 1 1
177.834(a) Package not secure in vehicle Hazardous Materials 1 1
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0
392.80(a) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while Texting Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.201(b) Bolts securing cab broken/loose/missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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