USDOT 1970813MC697543

Kays Trucking — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

16 years (granted 2009)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

73 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Kay Simmons Inc

DBA

Kays Trucking

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

8681 Spruiell Street, Leeds, AL 35094

Phone

(205) 365-5268

Power units

7

Drivers

7

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC697543

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/19/2021 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/23/2021
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/08/2016 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/12/2016

Insurance filings

91X Progressive Specialty Ins. Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 73 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

15.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 73 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

kennkay1@windstream.net — company domain

Domain age

windstream.net registered 2002-03-01 (24 years)

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: LA 12/2023 · GA 02/2023 · AL 03/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 82025: 192024: 342023: 12
Level I — Full: 53Level III — Driver-only: 13Level II — Walk-around: 7
DateStateLevel
Jun 29, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 22, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2026LALevel I — Full
Feb 1, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Dec 27, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Nov 9, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2025MSLevel I — Full
May 27, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Jan 24, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Dec 10, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Nov 1, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Oct 29, 2024LALevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Oct 3, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2024MSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2024OKLevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2024TNLevel I — Full
May 30, 2024MSLevel I — Full
May 15, 2024MSLevel I — Full
May 15, 2024TNLevel I — Full
May 14, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Apr 5, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Feb 7, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Jan 17, 2024WYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 1, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2023SDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2023MSLevel I — Full
Nov 30, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2023ARLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2023LALevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2023ARLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2023NMLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2023MSLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2023MSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2023MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2023MSLevel I — Full

Most recent 73 of 73 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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