NK TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 2089979 MC# 729179 Highland, IN Authorized For-Hire
(833) 465-8726 dispatch@nkcoinc.com 9219 Indianapolis Blv Suite C102, Highland IN 46322
70 tractors · all owned 35 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
16 yrs history · 80 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
70
Drivers · CDL
35 · 35
Annual miles
870k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 35 0 0 35
Trailers 35 0 0 35

Registration

Registered
10-27-2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-03-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
VESNA DJURIC

Cargo

73.9
high risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.06×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.8 vs 2.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–6 crashes
This motor carrier
2.8
Similar fleets
2.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.7 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.36× and violations 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +15%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Mar 2026 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 16 of 97 violations (16%). Brake or tire defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    40.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (13 of 32), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.19× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5
  • High speeding: 7
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
80
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.6%
13 of 32
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.5%
6 of 80
National avg 6.7%
Violations
97
23 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Indiana (about 70 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 13 inspections, 2 out of service 13 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 26 inspections, 6 out of service 26 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 16 inspections, 2 out of service 16 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 6 out of service 13 Q3 '26
vs 236 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.036 0.028
Inspections 0.66 0.85
Violations 0.69 0.52
Critical violations 0.17 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

97 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    56 · 17 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Tires 14 · Lights 13 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    23 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 11 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 4 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    3
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    11
    2026
    West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    9
    2025
    South Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    17
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
on record since Apr 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2013
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Apr 2025); OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Apr 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Apr 16, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 24, 2026 for an effective date of Apr 16, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 5, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia 6
  • Illinois 6
  • Tennessee 6
  • Arkansas 5
  • Indiana (HQ) 5
  • Kentucky 4
  • Missouri 4
  • North Carolina 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 80 inspections were in Indiana.