KARL TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 811963 MC# 361122 DUNS# 184363237 Abilene, KS Authorized For-Hire
(785) 479-0978 karltrucking@tctwireless.net 1564 2500 Avenue, Abilene KS 67410
8 tractors · all owned 8 drivers 944k mi/yr · ~118k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 35.9 / 100
Low confidence
27 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
944k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 8 0 0 8
Trailers 14 0 0 14

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-25-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
05-25-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-05-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CODY KARL

Cargo

63.6
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Livestock General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: TRANSFORMERS Grain/Feed/Hay Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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 a 70% 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 1.42×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.80× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.72×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service (Dec 2024).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    3 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.1% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.1%
1 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
1 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.125 0.039
Inspections 1.69 1.41
Violations 1.06 1.44
Critical violations 0.44 0.26

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

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 3 OOS
    Over hours limit 4 · False log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Lights 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Jul
    26
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Nov
    14
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jul 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1999
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
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 10, 2024)

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
  • Kansas (HQ) 3
  • Kentucky 2
  • New Mexico 2
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Colorado 1
  • Iowa 1
  • Michigan 1