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DOT 4004044 is operated by KONA TRANS out of Kailua Kona, HI. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
KONA TRANS was last inspected on 2026-09-03. We've recorded 1 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
KONA TRANS is registered as 1505692. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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Evidence, severity, and resolution notes for each signal on this carrier.
Offer with confidence — current authority and clean operations.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
1 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
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Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
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Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
This carrier has fewer than 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — too thin for meaningful CSA scoring.
Current reported fleet · as of Feb 2026. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
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Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
Authority reactivated on 2026-09-03 after going dormant on 2023-09-28 — the classic chameleon-MC pattern.
No equipment signal — request a COI before tender.