THOMAS E KELLER TRUCKING INC
DBA KELLER TRUCKING
USDOT 199521MC-Docket MC156973DEFIANCE, OH
Review before tendering315 power units
THOMAS E KELLER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 199521) in DEFIANCE, OH — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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.
- 14 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 1998-01-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2003-08-22 (C).
- 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.
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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.7
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.22
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.08
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.77
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
5
Injuries
20
Crashes
243
Inspections
18
OOS inspections
21
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 315
- Total drivers
- 447
- Years in business
- 0
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 14 of 20 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.8%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 13.8%
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 1998-01-02
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-20
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2003-08-22 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
394
Inspections
23
OOS inspections
247
Violations
27
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-16.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-19
OH
Tow-away
2025-12-29
IN
Tow-away
2025-12-29
MI
Tow-away
2025-10-14
OH
Tow-away
2025-10-10
IN
Tow-away
2025-10-03
OH
Tow-away
2025-09-05
OH
Tow-away
2025-07-22
MI
Tow-away
2025-06-20
WV
Tow-away
2025-06-18
OH
Tow-awayHazmat released
2025-06-07
OH
2 injuredTow-away
2025-06-04
TX
Tow-away
2025-04-04
PA
Tow-away
2025-03-25
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2025-02-04
AR
1 injuredTow-away
2024-12-16
OH
Tow-away
2024-11-03
IN
1 injuredTow-away
2024-08-16
OH
Tow-away
2024-08-08
NC
Tow-away
2024-06-11
PA
Tow-away
2024-05-28
OH
Tow-away
2024-05-26
IN
1 injuredTow-away
2024-05-18
MI
Tow-away
2024-05-16
PA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
112 | 0 | 2026-04-30 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
72 | 22 | 2026-04-24 |
Hours of service 395
|
28 | 0 | 2026-04-25 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
5 | 1 | 2025-12-16 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 2 | 2025-07-10 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-07-10 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2025-08-22 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-12-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-12-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-12-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-22 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-10-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Cracks between stud holes/hand holes | OOS |
| 2025-10-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-08-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
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.
2026-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-04-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-04-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-04-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-04-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2026-04-09 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2026-04-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-03-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-02-27 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2026-02-17 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
2026-02-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
2026-02-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-01-23 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
2026-01-16 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-01-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
2026-01-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-12-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-12-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-12-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
2025-12-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-12-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-11-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
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