KSM CARRIER GROUP INC
USDOT 2641210MC-Docket MC920445GLENWOOD, IL
Review before tendering135 power units
KSM CARRIER GROUP INC (USDOT 2641210) in GLENWOOD, IL — 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.
- Current BIPD policy (NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-05) — 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.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 8 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 8.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-08-05 — 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.
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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.63
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.32
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.05
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.93
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
8
Injuries
10
Crashes
211
Inspections
25
OOS inspections
34
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 135
- Total drivers
- 135
- Years in business
- 11
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 8 of 10 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 8
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25.5%Above national
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
- 5 times last 2025-08-05
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-20
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
336
Inspections
41
OOS inspections
268
Violations
52
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-22 → 2026-06-10.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-08
OK
1 injuredTow-away
2026-02-13
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2026-01-23
MI
Tow-away
2025-11-18
CT
1 injuredTow-away
2025-11-11
CT
1 injuredTow-away
2025-08-22
MO
1 injuredTow-away
2025-03-26
KY
1 injuredTow-away
2025-03-19
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2024-11-11
TX
1 injured
2024-07-08
IN
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
132 | 0 | 2026-06-07 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
90 | 46 | 2026-05-20 |
Hours of service 395
|
27 | 2 | 2026-05-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
10 | 2 | 2026-04-29 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2026-05-30 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2024-05-25 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-03-25 |
Operating authority / leasing 376
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-04 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch | OOS |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-04-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2026-04-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time | OOS |
| 2026-04-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-04-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-03-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-12-13 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
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.
2026-06-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-06-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-05-30 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-05-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-05-20 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-05-16 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-05-14 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
2026-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-04-29 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BARS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2026-04-27 5 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LRLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3I-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
2026-04-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
2026-04-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-04-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-04-15 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2026-04-14 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-04-09 8 viols· 7 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BAAL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E | — | — |
2026-04-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2LV | — | — |
2026-04-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2026-03-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2026-03-25 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41B10-MC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2026-03-24 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-03-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45C-BSG | — | — |
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