ENERGY TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC

USDOT 496061 MC 303063 Bates City, MO Authorized For-Hire
102 power units 30 drivers 2.8M mi/yr
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34 yrs history · 90 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
102 all owned
Drivers · CDL
30 · 30
Annual miles
2.8M ~27k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors400040
Trailers0000

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Apr 13, 2016)10 yrs old
Registered
Aug 27, 1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jun 3, 2026 (Address Change)
Officers
ERIC KOLKMEYER · GLEN KOLKMEYER
Phone
(816) 690-2024
Email
eric@etsmo.com
Address
104 W Us Highway 40, Bates City MO 64011-9789

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesBuilding MaterialsOther: FUEL TANKSConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
1 fatal (1 death) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
90
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.9%
13 of 87 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
1 of 90 driver inspections
Violations
44
17 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 15 inspections, 4 out of service 15 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 4 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '26
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Violations

44 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    33 · 12 out-of-service
    Lights 14 · Brakes 13 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    5 · 4 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    Aug 6, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow.
  • Aug
    20
    2025
    Aug 20, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    16
    2025
    Jul 16, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    29
    2025
    Apr 29, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    14
    2025
    Apr 14, 2025 · Missouri
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Jan
    2
    2025
    Jan 2, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $5,000,000 (total $6,000,000) · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 15, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1996
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Sep 29, 2026 for an effective date of Sep 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
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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
  • Missouri (HQ) 48
  • Kansas 35
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Federal inspectors 2
  • Maryland 1
  • Texas 1

53% of inspections were in its home state.

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