KISMET VAN SERVICE INC

USDOT 1730028MC-Docket MC633895ELIZABETH CITY, NC
Review before tendering1 power units

KISMET VAN SERVICE INC (USDOT 1730028) in ELIZABETH CITY, NC — 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: $5,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-01-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2026-01-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-07-30 (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
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Conditional · rated 2010-09-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 13

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
0
Crashes
1
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$5,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
18
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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
8 times last 2026-01-02
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-14
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2025-01-07
Last compliance review
2010-07-30 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

3
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
23
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-11-05 → 2024-11-23.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
14 4 2023-12-16
Hours of service 395
2 0 2023-12-16
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2023-12-16
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2023-12-16
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2023-12-16

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2024-11-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2024-11-23 Vehicle Maintenance Hydraulic Brake - ABS defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999
2024-11-23 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust System - Gasoline-Powered Buses - Any gasoline-powered bus exhaust system that is leaking or discharging under t OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 1 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2023-12-16 NY · Level 1 19 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Hours of service 395 8(a)
Hours of service 395 8(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHWS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81-H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83C-ELGPB OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BENM OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BENM OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPVI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BEI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)

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