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KB SHIP SERVICE LLC

DOT# 723300 MC# 331684CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

88 / 100
B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 75
Insurance · 25% 85
Driver OOS rate is 3.8× the national average No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (281) 236-4409

Cell: (281) 236-4409

Email: kwbalke@yahoo.com

Company Officers

KEITH WILLIAM BALKE

Business Info

Organization: INDIVIDUAL

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

3

Power Units

4

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks3

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jan 7, 1998

Contract authority: Apr 15, 1998

Authority History (10)

Authority TypeActionDate
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONOct 31, 2025 → Dec 2, 2025
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 11, 2025 → Mar 26, 2025
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 23, 2019 → Jan 7, 2020
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONSep 17, 2019 → Oct 15, 2019
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONSep 17, 2018 → Oct 11, 2018
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONSep 19, 2016 → Oct 13, 2016
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONSep 17, 2015 → Oct 15, 2015
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATEDOct 16, 2014
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED → REVOKEDApr 21, 2006 → Jan 22, 2008
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDApr 15, 1998 → May 7, 1999

Cargo Types

General Freight

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 23, 2026

Mileage: 70,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetydriver oos rate: 16.666666 → 23.076923Jul 2, 2026
Safetydriver oos rate: 9.090909 → 16.666666Jun 21, 2026
Safetydriver oos rate: 16.666666 → 9.090909Jun 13, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver13 inspections
23.1%
6.1%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle9 inspections
33.3%
22.7%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall13 inspections
38.5%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Towaway

0

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving7
Driver Fitness4
Hours of Service5
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance18

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 11 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

11

Total

2

Driver OOS

2

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving11.144 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service1.423 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness1.471 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance3.905 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYFBCAT0656800$1,000,000Nov 27, 202591X

Insurance History (25)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Jan 17, 2025Apr 7, 2025
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Jan 17, 2025Nov 27, 2025
BIPD · F91XGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 17, 2025Jan 17, 2025
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2025
BIPD · F91XNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2019Jan 17, 2020
BIPD · F91XHALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2018Oct 14, 2019
BIPD · F91XHALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2017Oct 14, 2017
BIPD · F91XHALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2017Oct 14, 2018
BIPD · F91XHALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2017Aug 15, 2018
BIPD · F91XHALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Oct 10, 2017Oct 14, 2017
BIPD · F91XHOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2016Oct 10, 2017
BIPD · F91XHOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2015Oct 14, 2016
BIPD · F91XHALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Oct 14, 2014Oct 14, 2015
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Aug 6, 2010Aug 1, 2014
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000May 27, 2009Sep 16, 2009
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 21, 2008May 27, 2009
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Apr 3, 2006Jan 11, 2008
BIPD · F91XOLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Jul 7, 2003Apr 16, 2004
BIPD · F91XSTATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 13, 2001Dec 13, 2001
BIPD · F91XSTATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Dec 13, 2001Mar 14, 2002
BIPD · F91XSTATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 13, 2001Dec 13, 2002
BIPD · F91XSTATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 13, 2000Dec 13, 2001
BIPD · F91XGAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 13, 1999Dec 13, 2000
BIPD · F91XOCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Mar 2, 1998Mar 2, 1998
BIPD · F91XOCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Mar 2, 1998Feb 24, 1999

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