MKB TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 2895171MC-Docket MC974984SHAFTER, CA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized17 power units

MKB TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2895171) in SHAFTER, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-06-15 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-20) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2025-05-20 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.39
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.09
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.1

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
65
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
17
Total drivers
18
Years in business
10
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
7.2%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
3 times last 2025-05-20
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-12-17
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2018-06-15
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

115
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
84
Violations
13
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-29 → 2026-06-04.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-05 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-06-03 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
39 7 2026-02-02
Unsafe driving 392
20 3 2026-02-02
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
17 3 2026-02-13
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
3 0 2026-02-02
CDL standards 383
2 0 2025-05-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test OOS
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-02-02 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a cargo tank containing liquefied petroleum gas with NOT/NON-ODORIZED marking as require
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Accessories improperly attached
2025-12-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-12-16 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a manual remote shut-off device as required
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-05-06 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV while not in possession of a CDL on person
2025-04-01 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2025-02-13 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
2025-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2025-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2024-12-17 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2024-11-19 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2024-09-06 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2024-07-20 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy OOS
2024-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-13 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2026-02-02 CA · Level 1 7 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 328E-HMM
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 328E-HMM
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201D-FR
2025-12-16 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 328D-HMM
2025-11-10 CA · Level 3 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
2025-08-06 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-05-06 CA · Level 3 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLNP
2025-04-01 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16AD
2025-02-13 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
2025-02-10 CA · Level 2 3 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-02-02 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-01-15 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2025-01-14 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
2024-12-17 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
2024-12-13 CA · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2024-11-19 CA · Level 1 7 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 71H
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BMBCBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2024-11-04 CA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1 OOS
2024-09-06 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
2024-08-19 CA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
2024-07-20 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-07-02 CA · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-06-27 CA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
2024-05-22 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-01 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
2024-04-29 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
2024-04-21 CA · Level 1 3 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2

Verify on FMCSA

FMCSA is the system of record. One click through to the official source.

An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙

Rejoining the server...

Rejoin failed... trying again in seconds.

Failed to rejoin.
Please retry or reload the page.

The session has been paused by the server.

Failed to resume the session.
Please retry or reload the page.