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USDOT 294345MC195565

Karls Transport Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

35 years (granted 1991)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

274 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Karls Transport Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

975 Amron Ave, Antigo, WI 54409

Phone

(715) 623-2033

Power units

168

Drivers

129

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC195565

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 02/16/2022 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/21/2022
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/05/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/10/2006

Insurance filings

84 — Old Republic Surety Company
91X — Integrity Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 274 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 274 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

bholbrook@karlstransport.com — company domain

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Domain age

karlstransport.com registered 2004-06-20 (22 years)

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Mail host

Google Workspace

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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

13

Reportable crashes

13

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 07/2026 · IN 04/2026 · IN 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 542025: 962024: 932023: 31
Level III — Driver-only: 168Level II — Walk-around: 75Level I — Full: 31
DateStateLevel
Aug 4, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026SDLevel I — Full
May 10, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 8, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 4, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026WILevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026WILevel I — Full
Feb 2, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 1, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 12, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025WILevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2025WILevel I — Full
Dec 3, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 11, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2025INLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 23, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 6, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 1, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2025SDLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 274 inspections on file.

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