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Largest trucking companies in Kentucky

40 for-hire carriers headquartered in Kentucky with 50+ power units, ranked by fleet size, with 24-month safety data (out of 98 active KY carriers of that size).

Carriers listed

8,901

Power units

8,840

Drivers

21.0%

Vehicle OOS rate

1.5%

Driver OOS rate

6.1

Crashes / 100 units

Kentucky carriers in this group have a vehicle out-of-service rate of 21.3% versus 17.8% nationally, and 5.6 crashes per 100 power units versus 3.5 nationally. The largest, Mercer Transportation Company Inc, runs 1,605 power units.

Cities

Louisville (14)Bowling Green (8)Nicholasville (3)

Fleet sizes

50–99 units: 18100–249 units: 15250–499 units: 3500–999 units: 21,000+ units: 2

Cargo types

Cargo type	Carriers	Share
General freight	30
Building materials	20
Construction	20
Paper products	19
Beverages	18
Metal: sheets, coils, rolls	17
Logs, poles, beams, lumber	13
Machinery, large objects	13
Liquids / gases	13
Chemicals	12
Motor vehicles	10
Meat	9

Lowest out-of-service rates in Kentucky

Carriers with 20+ vehicle and 20+ driver inspections; sorted by combined vehicle + driver OOS rate.

Carrier	City	Power units	Drivers	Inspections (24 mo)	Vehicle OOS	Crashes (24 mo)
Liberty Bulk Transport LLC USDOT 3256390	Louisville	83	89	66	5.3%	3
Jones Truck & Equipment LLC USDOT 2349810	Pikeville	75	58	183	6.0%	5
Keystops LLC USDOT 131404	Franklin	122	121	112	6.2%	6
Clark Distributing Inc USDOT 99854	Oakland	98	98	106	7.2%	5
Lewis Transportinc USDOT 225330	Columbia	82	77	128	7.4%	8
UPS Cartage Services Inc USDOT 1310845	Hebron	626	729	293	7.9%	23
Reladyne Transportation LLC USDOT 35671	Hebron	343	234	309	9.8%	19
Coal-Mac LLC USDOT 3809057	Lexington	90	90	101	9.5%	0
Material Transfer Company Inc USDOT 595875	Louisville	79	70	39	9.4%	5
Sysco Louisville Inc USDOT 90349	Louisville	87	109	55	6.7%	8

All Kentucky carriers by fleet size

Carrier	City	Power units	Drivers	Inspections (24 mo)	Vehicle OOS	Crashes (24 mo)
Mercer Transportation Company Inc USDOT 154712	Louisville	1,605	1,708	4,063	22.5%	110
Paschall Truck Lines Inc USDOT 105234	Murray	1,092	1,089	2,032	24.1%	112
Creation Gardens Inc USDOT 371005	Louisville	634	686	303	7.2%	22
UPS Cartage Services Inc USDOT 1310845	Hebron	626	729	293	7.9%	23
RJ Corman Railroad Services LLC USDOT 923465	Nicholasville	450	240	65	31.4%	4
Reladyne Transportation LLC USDOT 35671	Hebron	343	234	309	9.8%	19
M & M Cartage Co Inc USDOT 325199	Louisville	303	310	136	15.8%	7
Peak Supply Chain Solutions Inc USDOT 3236318	Louisville	239	190	80	19.6%	6
RJ Corman Railroad Company Material Sales USDOT 933168	Nicholasville	209	121	38	16.7%	3
Vascor Transport Ltd USDOT 2514939	Georgetown	188	333	295	19.5%	17
Dassler Domestic Logistics Inc USDOT 2398251	Louisville	179	141	178	34.4%	14
Trans Papa Logistics Inc USDOT 1576998	Louisville	177	434	264	19.9%	14
Borden Dairy Company of Kentucky LLC USDOT 995734	London	166	194	211	41.1%	10
As Carriers Inc USDOT 2184631	Bowling Green	152	76	90	36.1%	6
Stewart-Richey Const Company Inc USDOT 442357	Bowling Green	148	148	11	37.5%	3
Nalls Specialized Hauling Inc USDOT 738256	Elizabethtown	143	131	135	25.7%	6
Neat & Wilson Inc USDOT 332626	Dunnville	138	91	164	23.7%	11
Hill Transportation Inc USDOT 832498	Louisville	137	180	185	26.2%	12
Keystops LLC USDOT 131404	Franklin	122	121	112	6.2%	6
BG Xpress LLC USDOT 1317472	Bowling Green	110	51	139	25.9%	6
Bih Express Inc USDOT 1141826	Bowling Green	104	116	156	37.7%	12
Product Distribution Company USDOT 230522	Louisville	103	88	113	19.4%	7
Clark Distributing Inc USDOT 99854	Oakland	98	98	106	7.2%	5
TS Trucking LLC USDOT 882903	Bowling Green	96	98	23	31.8%	8
Kentucky Container Service Inc USDOT 215501	Louisville	94	85	51	34.5%	3
Taz Trucking Inc USDOT 1268158	Bowling Green	93	96	208	31.2%	12
Suburban Towing Inc USDOT 1065106	Louisville	92	48	34	17.4%	7
Ballard Inc USDOT 285335	Bardstown	91	78	147	14.9%	5
Brothers Transport LLC USDOT 2123265	Nicholasville	90	92	175	16.5%	15
Coal-Mac LLC USDOT 3809057	Lexington	90	90	101	9.5%	0
Sysco Louisville Inc USDOT 90349	Louisville	87	109	55	6.7%	8
Liberty Bulk Transport LLC USDOT 3256390	Louisville	83	89	66	5.3%	3
Lewis Transportinc USDOT 225330	Columbia	82	77	128	7.4%	8
Silver Creek Transportation LLC USDOT 1835712	Henderson	81	81	84	34.4%	8
Gold Star Express LLC USDOT 2369624	Bowling Green	80	38	57	32.1%	3
Material Transfer Company Inc USDOT 595875	Louisville	79	70	39	9.4%	5
Fida LLC USDOT 2450999	Louisville	78	78	59	27.3%	3
Jones Truck & Equipment LLC USDOT 2349810	Pikeville	75	58	183	6.0%	5
Cobb Trucking Company LLC USDOT 1582591	London	72	72	114	39.1%	9
Greenline Express Inc USDOT 1632617	Bowling Green	72	72	90	36.4%	2

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