M & B KADLEC EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 780808 MC# 349434 David City, NE Authorized For-Hire
(402) 910-3673 mbkadlecexpress@gmail.com 3510 S Road, David City NE 68632-7041
7 tractors · all owned 7 drivers 569k mi/yr · ~81k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
28 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
569k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 8 0 0 8

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-09-2002) · 24 yr old
Registered
11-10-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-31-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL J KADLEC
Officer
BARBARA L KADLEC

Cargo

63.6
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Livestock General Freight Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, General Freight

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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 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 1.74×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.74× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 1.7× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.54×, violations 1.50× and out-of-service orders 1.42× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: 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.

  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
27% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
4 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
1 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
33
6 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.214 0.039
Inspections 2.21 1.41
Violations 2.36 1.44
Critical violations 0.43 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

33 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    26 · 5 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Lights 7 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 8
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 2 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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
3 crashes
  • Jun
    19
    2026
    Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    12
    2025
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Jun
    24
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Northland Insurance Company
on record since Aug 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2013
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 4, 2013)

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
  • Iowa 5
  • Kansas 4
  • Nebraska (HQ) 2
  • Indiana 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Montana 1
  • Washington 1