USDOT 394923MC145165

Kauff's Palm Beach Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

46 years (granted 1979)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

74 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Kauff's Palm Beach Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4701 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Phone

(561) 753-5341

Power units

31

Drivers

31

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC145165

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 02/03/1998 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/07/1998

Insurance filings

91X National Interstate Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 74 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 74 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

dparker@kauffstowing.com — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

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

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: FL 03/2026 · FL 12/2025 · FL 02/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 32025: 242024: 232023: 24
Level I — Full: 63Level III — Driver-only: 8Level II — Walk-around: 3
DateStateLevel
May 11, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Sep 17, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 29, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Dec 7, 2023SCLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023USLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023USLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 15, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 15, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 15, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 15, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2023FLLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 74 of 74 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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