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K&B TRANS CARRIER INC: FMCSA record and Trust Receipt
K&B TRANS CARRIER INC (USDOT 3283407) holds Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) with status Active in Bakersfield, CA; liability insurance from Great West Casualty Co is on file (effective 2026-05-21). FMCSA SMS lists no roadside inspections in 24 months. Trust Signal Score 75 / 100 (Amber), 0 record changes in 90 days. As of .
USDOT 3283407 · MC1038474 · Bakersfield, CA
- USDOT 3283407 operating authority (FMCSA L&I, as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00)
- Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active
- Liability insurance on file
- Great West Casualty Co, effective 2026-05-21
- Trust Signal Score
- 75 / 100 (Amber)
- Fleet size (Company Census)
- 14 power units, 27 drivers
- Based in
- Bakersfield, CA
- Shared identifiers (other DOT records)
- 24
Source: official USDOT FMCSA Licensing & Insurance, Company Census and SMS public records, verified · Cite: CarrierDaily Broker Watch, FMCSA public records as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00 · sources and method · Machine-readable data: JSON
Trust & Change Signals for K&B TRANS CARRIER INC
Amber 75 / 100 Trust Signal Score
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Receipts
- Provisional: the shared-identifier and inspection checks for this carrier are still loading. Refresh in about 15 seconds for the complete receipt. (CarrierDaily, 2026-10-27)
- Operating authority status is Active. (FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier/insurance files), 2026-10-27)
- Officer name matches 24 other DOT records (none with an authority action on record). (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-27)
- Liability insurance on file: Great West Casualty Co, effective 2026-05-21. (FMCSA L&I insurance history, 2026-05-21)
- USDOT number registered 7.5 years ago (2019-05-06, Company Census add date). (FMCSA Company Census, 2019-05-06)
- FMCSA safety rating: Conditional. (FMCSA Company Census, 2026-07-06)
Shared identifiers
| Identifier | Other DOT records sharing it | Of those: authority action or insurance cancellation (24 mo) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officer name | 24 | 0 |
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Contact and name changes
No contact or name change recorded since monitoring began.
Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 27, 2026 06:07 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.
Sources: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier and insurance history files); FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2); FMCSA SMS inspection, crash and BASIC summaries; CarrierDaily daily comparison of those files (hash-matched identifiers). Identifier matches are computed on one-way hashes; no phone, email or address value is stored.
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How does this carrier compare?
| Metric | This carrier | Benchmark | Delta | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating authority | Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active | 82.9% of California records are Active | Active like the state majority | FMCSA Licensing & Insurance |
| Authority age | no grant date on file | 90-day post-approval window | n/a | FMCSA L&I grant / reinstatement date |
| BIPD liability filing | $1,000,000 on file | $750,000 required | +250,000 vs required | FMCSA L&I insurance filings |
| Current liability policy | Great West Casualty Co, effective 2026-05-21 | policy age in days | 159 days on file | FMCSA L&I insurance history |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | no SMS inspections | 22.26% national (FMCSA SAFER) | n/a | FMCSA SMS, 24 months |
| Driver out-of-service rate | no SMS inspections | 6.67% national (FMCSA SAFER) | n/a | FMCSA SMS, 24 months |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 0 on record | 229 California carriers with SMS summaries | no crash records | FMCSA SMS |
| Fleet size | 14 power units, 27 drivers | 187 curated California fleets | 53th percentile of the state cohort | FMCSA Company Census (MCS-150) |
| Shared identifiers with other DOT records | 24 (0 with revoked authority or a cancellation) | 10.7% of California records share one | above the state avg | FMCSA Company Census (one-way hashes) |
| Record changes, last 90 days | 0 | 0 changes = stable contact and name record | +0 vs a stable record | FMCSA Company Census / L&I, compared daily |
| MCS-150 last updated | 2026-03-12 | biennial update (730 days) | +501 days vs due | FMCSA Company Census |
| Trust Signal Score | 75 / 100 (Amber) | 70.8% of scored California carriers are Green | not Green, unlike 84.4% nationally | CarrierDaily, deterministic from the facts above |
| Cargo classifications | General freight, Refrigerated food | from the carrier's own MCS-150 | 2 hub(s) | FMCSA Company Census |
Is K&B TRANS CARRIER INC authorized by FMCSA?
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) is Active. 82.9% of California authority records are Active.
Does K&B TRANS CARRIER INC have insurance on file?
Yes. The current liability filing names Great West Casualty Co with an effective date of 2026-05-21; $1,000,000 is on file against $750,000 required. A BMC-35 cancellation notice would appear here 30 days before it takes effect.
How does K&B TRANS CARRIER INC compare on roadside inspections?
FMCSA SMS lists no roadside inspections for this carrier in the last 24 months, so no out-of-service rate can be computed; that is common for new or small fleets and is not itself a signal.
Does K&B TRANS CARRIER INC share identifiers with other DOT records?
24 other DOT records share a phone, address, email or officer name, none of them with a revoked authority or cancellation. Shared identifiers are common among affiliated companies and registered agents.
What changed in the last 90 days?
Nothing: the name, contacts and authority record are unchanged across the last 90 days of daily comparisons.
What does the Trust Signal Score say about K&B TRANS CARRIER INC?
The receipt is still loading its inspection and shared-identifier checks; the score shown is provisional and the page reloads once complete.
Parent hubs
California hub California insurance filing trend New MC numbers in California Bakersfield, CA GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO insurer report General freight carriers Refrigerated food carriers All carrier profiles Trust Signal Score methodology
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Questions
Is K&B TRANS CARRIER INC authorized by FMCSA?
FMCSA Licensing & Insurance lists USDOT 3283407 (K&B TRANS CARRIER INC) with operating authority status Active as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00.
Does K&B TRANS CARRIER INC have insurance on file?
Liability insurance on file: Great West Casualty Co, effective 2026-05-21.
What is the Trust Signal Score for K&B TRANS CARRIER INC?
75 / 100, badge Amber: Officer name matches 24 other DOT records (none with an authority action on record). The score is a deterministic reading of FMCSA public-record facts, each listed with its source; it is not a consumer report.