KML TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 2285191 MC# 783550 East Syracuse, NY Authorized For-Hire
(315) 218-5003 dispatch@kmltransportllc.com 7200 Fly Road, East Syracuse NY 13057
26 tractors 26 drivers 2.1M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 52 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
26
Drivers · CDL
26 · 0
Annual miles
2.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 17 9 0 26
Trailers 74 0 0 74

Registration

Registered
03-19-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-29-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TIM CLIFFORD
Officer
KAREN CLIFFORD

Cargo

64.8
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: BEER Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.87×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.40× and out-of-service orders 0.51× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 6 of 20 violations (30%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.9% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
52
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.0%
2 of 25
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
1 of 52
National avg 6.7%
Violations
20
3 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in New York (about 26 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.029
Inspections 1.58 1.11
Violations 0.38 0.77
Critical violations 0.12 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 6 · Lights 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 OOS
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
  • Jun
    23
    2025
    New York
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · UNION INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jan 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2012
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY → UNION INSURANCE CO. (Jan 2026)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 20, 2014)

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
  • New York (HQ) 24
  • Georgia 5
  • Illinois 4
  • Kentucky 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • New Jersey 2
  • Ohio 2
  • Pennsylvania 2

46% of inspections were in its home state.