KENTBUL LLC
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
- OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — KENTBUL LLC (USDOT 4189213) 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 Blockers: (none) Cautions: • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight. • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% On file: • 2 active operating authorities • Active insurance on file — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · BMC-91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4189213/ As of: Sep 2, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=130994 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
Fleet size changes
- Power Units +5 (1 → 6) · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Drivers +2 (1 → 3) · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
2 active liability filings
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2024-02-26 (922 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYPolicy effective Feb 20, 2024
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Process Agent#1 A BOC-3 FILING INCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1614199ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 16 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 12 | 12 | 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%).
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.
KENTBUL LLC had 12 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 8.0.
12 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WA (12 stops).
0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service) cited 2 times, 2 of them OOS.
The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hino, Freightliner, and Wabash National are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 130,994 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).
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
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Drivers 1 3FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units 1 6FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units Over Time
Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| Washington (WA) | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | Jan 29, 2026 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
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| Hino | 10 | |
| Freightliner | 6 | |
| Wabash National | 1 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 1 | — | 1.20 | 1 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 2 | — | 8.27 | 8 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | — | 2.18 | 2 | — | Aug 31, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (16 rows) View all 16 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 86942482 | Jan 29, 2026 | WA | 3 | ELMA WA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2-SLLUCR | No |
| 86703924 | Dec 31, 2025 | WA | 1 | CLE ELUM WA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 86277481 | Nov 5, 2025 | WA | 3 | EASTON WA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 84830012 | May 26, 2025 | WA | 1 | GRANDVIEW WA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 84795424 | May 23, 2025 | WA | 3 | SPOKANE WA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 84452500 | Apr 19, 2025 | WA | 3 | ELLENSBURG WA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 83581452 | Jan 10, 2025 | WA | 3 | THORP WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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2 | 392.2-SLLS3, 392.2SLSNC | No |
| 83581802 | Jan 9, 2025 | WA | 2 | NORTH BEND WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 393.9A-LIL | No |
| 83511704 | Dec 31, 2024 | WA | 3 | CLE ELUM WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 83433795 | Dec 17, 2024 | WA | 2 | MONTESANO WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 83393561 | Dec 12, 2024 | WA | 2 | NORTH BEND WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 82785840 | Sep 28, 2024 | WA | 3 | KITTITAS WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2 | No |
| 82390615 | Aug 13, 2024 | WA | 1 | CLE ELUM WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 82032555 | Jul 2, 2024 | WA | 3 | MOSES LAKE WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 395.8(a)(1) | Yes |
| 81441615 | Apr 25, 2024 | US | 1 | CLE ELUM WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 81405839 | Apr 19, 2024 | WA | 3 | PASCO WA |
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 395.8(a)(1) | Yes |
Authority Records (2 dockets)
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 | |
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| Feb 26, 2024 | MC1614199-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | CA00298116 | BMC-91X | — | Feb 20, 2024 | On file | ACTIVE |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | CA00298116 | 91X | $1,000,000 | Feb 20, 2024 | On file | ACTIVE |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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May 21, 2024oosOut-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
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Feb 26, 2024
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| CLE ELUM WA | WA | 3 | 0 |
| NORTH BEND WA | WA | 2 | 0 |
| CLE ELUM WA | US | 1 | 0 |
| EASTON WA | WA | 1 | 0 |
| ELLENSBURG WA | WA | 1 | 0 |
| ELMA WA | WA | 1 | 0 |
| GRANDVIEW WA | WA | 1 | 0 |
| KITTITAS WA | WA | 1 | 0 |
| MONTESANO WA | WA | 1 | 0 |
| MOSES LAKE WA | WA | 1 | 1 |
Top Violation Codes Cited
| Code | Description | Category | Cited | OOS |
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| 395.8(a)(1) | Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service | Hours of Service | 2 | 2 |
| 392.2 | Violation of Local Laws | Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0 |
Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page
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Docket MC1614199
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BMC-91X policy on file
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#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC
BOC-3 process agent · 108,819 carriers served
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#1A BOC-3 Filing, Inc.
BOC-3 process agent · 12,616 carriers served
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16 inspections
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