KJS TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 2542496 MC 884741 Indianapolis, IN Authorized For-Hire
50 power units 47 drivers 3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 44.0 / 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
12 yrs history · 104 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
50 all owned
Drivers · CDL
47 · 47
Annual miles
3M ~61k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors500050
Trailers270027

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Sep 17, 2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Dec 18, 2025
DUNS
28463736
Officers
KULWANT SINGH · JINDER BUTTAR
Phone
(317) 429-9119
Email
ussafety@kjstransport.com
Address
5342 Elmwood Ave Ste D, Indianapolis IN 46203-6078

Cargo

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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBeveragesOther: AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIESDry BulkPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
104
30% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.5%
20 of 58 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
7 of 104 driver inspections
Violations
155
35 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 18 inspections, 3 out of service 18 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 16 inspections, 4 out of service 16 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 5 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 18 inspections, 7 out of service 18 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

155 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    86 · 23 out-of-service
    Lights 48 · Tires 19 · Brakes 6 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Other parts 11
  • Hours of service No alert
    36 · 10 out-of-service
    Over hours limit 12 · False log 10 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    31 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 14 · Speeding 12 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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5 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
5 crashes
  • Aug
    15
    2026
    Aug 15, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain.
  • Jun
    12
    2026
    Jun 12, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    6
    2025
    Oct 6, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain.
  • Sep
    8
    2025
    Sep 8, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    24
    2025
    Jun 24, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since May 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2025
1 other liability filing also on file
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: American Inter-Fidelity Exchange → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (May 2026); KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY → American Inter-Fidelity Exchange (May 2025); PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY → KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jul 20, 2024, replaced 299 days later)
  • 299 days without a liability filing (Jul 20, 2024 – May 15, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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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
  • Michigan 44
  • Indiana (HQ) 25
  • North Carolina 7
  • Missouri 5
  • New Mexico 4
  • Tennessee 4
  • Texas 4
  • West Virginia 3

24% of inspections were in its home state.

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