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USDOT 3434719 MC 1113846 Bessemer, AL Authorized For-Hire
6 power units 9 drivers 460k mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 61.9 / 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.
Low confidence
6 yrs history · 51 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
6
Drivers · CDL
9 · 5
Annual miles
460k ~77k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks2406
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jun 1, 2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Aug 12, 2025
Officer
MARK KIPTOO
Phone
(205) 586-5875
Email
operations@keepslogistics.com
Address
1175 Raimund Muscoda Road, Bessemer AL 35020

Cargo

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General FreightOther: AUTOMOBILE PARTSPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
51
41% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
4 of 28 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
13.7%
7 of 51 driver inspections
Violations
58
11 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

58 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    33 · 6 out-of-service
    Lights 11 · Brakes 6 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 10 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 3 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3
  • 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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2 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
1 crash
  • Nov
    26
    2024
    Nov 26, 2024 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

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 · BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO.
on record since Aug 19, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2022
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. (Jul 2025); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2023)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 6, 2025, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Tennessee 9
  • Alabama (HQ) 5
  • Mississippi 5
  • Arkansas 3
  • Georgia 3
  • Kentucky 3
  • New Mexico 3
  • Louisiana 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 51 inspections were in Alabama.

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