KAO LOGISTICS INC
153 power units
90 drivers
7.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 50.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 251 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 153
- Drivers · CDL
- 90 · 90
- Annual miles
- 7.6M ~50k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 49 | 0 | 50 |
| Tractors | 103 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Trailers | 110 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Jan 8, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 9, 2025
- Officers
- JOHN RUCH · JOE SABO
- Phone
- (570) 655-4514
- jsabo@key-stone.com
- Address
- 44 Tunkhannock Avenue, Exeter PA 18643
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General FreightOther: AUTO PARTS, RV AND MARINE ACCESSORIES
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
13
1 fatal (1 death) · 4 injury · 8 people hurt in all
Inspections
251
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
3.0%
5 of 165 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.8%
7 of 251 driver inspections
Violations
83
12 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
83 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert46 · 6 out-of-serviceBrakes 15 · Lights 8 · Cargo securement 6 · Tires 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 14 more
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Unsafe driving No alert18 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 7 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert13 · 3 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 6 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun232026Jun 23, 2026 · LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May212026May 21, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan292026Jan 29, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025Dec 2, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov102025Nov 10, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Sep92025Sep 9, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug262025Aug 26, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun232025Jun 23, 2025 · WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May52025May 5, 2025 · WyomingFatal · 1 deathWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct32024Oct 3, 2024 · TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
5 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 13 crashes was fatal.
4 of the 13 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Dec 31, 2015 · 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- California 50
- New York 31
- Mississippi 23
- Washington 14
- Texas 13
- Utah 9
- Florida 7
- New Jersey 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 7 of 251 inspections were in Pennsylvania.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 31 | 1.15 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 0.45 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 9 | 0.14 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 6 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 2 | 0.06 | No alert |
251 driver inspections · 165 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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