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Kentucky trucking companies

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43,415 active USDOT-registered carriers list a physical address in Kentucky. 4,479 hold active motor-carrier operating authority and 228 hold active broker authority. 9,984 operate interstate, 3,026 are hazmat-flagged. Figures from FMCSA files as of 2026-11-01.

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169new USDOT registrations, last 30 days

581last 90 days

348out-of-service orders, last 12 months

29,863active carriers with an MCS-150 older than 2 years

Fleet sizes

Power units	Active carriers	Share
1	26,477	61%
2-5	13,617	31%
6-20	2,622	6%
21-100	605	1%
100+	94	0%

1,120,190 power units and 192,892 drivers reported on MCS-150 filings across the state.

Cargo carried

General freight15,365 carriers Building materials12,139 carriers Construction12,139 carriers Machinery, large objects9,558 carriers Logs, poles, beams, lumber7,324 carriers Grain, feed, hay6,554 carriers Motor vehicles (auto haulers)4,755 carriers Livestock2,486 carriers Dry bulk2,037 carriers Household goods (movers)1,777 carriers Fresh produce1,244 carriers Liquids and gases (tankers)1,076 carriers

Largest fleets based in Kentucky

Carrier	City	Power units	Drivers	USDOT
Davis H Elliot Company Incorporated dba Elliot	Lexington	1,898	2,425	32765
Mercer Transportation Company Inc	Louisville	1,605	1,708	154712 · FF12031
Paschall Truck Lines Inc	Murray	1,092	1,089	105234 · MC111485
5 Star Electric LLC	Clay	812	461	2782220
Ervin Cable Construction LLC	Sturgis	706	1,210	484244
Creation Gardens Inc dba WCW	Louisville	634	686	371005 · MC1119280
UPS Cartage Services Inc	Hebron	626	729	1310845 · MC508195
Appalachian Power Company dba American Electric Power	Pikeville	624	487	111120
Boyd Company	Louisville	488	284	92117
RJ Corman Railroad Services LLC dba R J Corman Railroad Groupderailment Services	Nicholasville	450	240	923465 · MC398384

Cities with the most carriers

Louisville 4,867 · Lexington 1,961 · Bowling Green 1,053 · Owensboro 630 · London 608 · Nicholasville 575 · Richmond 515 · Somerset 512 · Winchester 423 · Paducah 422 · Glasgow 414 · Frankfort 396 · Elizabethtown 379 · Columbia 378 · Pikeville 351

New USDOT registrations in Kentucky (last 30 days)

Registered	Carrier	City	USDOT
2026-10-30	Highway Horse Transport LLC	Lexington	7794944
2026-10-30	Michael Hux	Shepherdsville	7402035
2026-10-30	Triple P Excavation LLC	Barbourville	6448738
2026-10-30	Nky Junk Dads	Union	6381710
2026-10-29	Jesse'S Truck	Lexington	9554917
2026-10-29	Hart County Party Rentals, LLC.	Munfordville	6150548
2026-10-29	Altamack Transportation LLC	Whitesburg	5543258
2026-10-28	Josh Bennett DBA Bennett Farms	Columbia	9927501
2026-10-28	Eng Transport LLC	Louisville	9133186
2026-10-28	Afg Star Express LLC	Lexington	8919991
2026-10-28	Dream Drop Logistics	Paris	8912927
2026-10-28	FZ All Transportation & Logistics LLC	Louisville	7967016

A new registration is not a flag by itself — but a "10-year-old company" whose USDOT number is a month old is worth a phone call to the number on record.

Out-of-service orders, Kentucky carriers (last 30 days)

Ordered	Carrier	Reason	Rescinded
2026-10-30	CR Logistics LLC Louisville	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-27	J & B Trucking Co Albany	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-26	WL Transport LLC Louisville	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-26	Met Expectations Louisville	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-25	Integrated Electrical Contracting LLC Ashland	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-24	Venture 8 Property Services LLC Taylorsville	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-24	Elis Towing Liberty	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-19	Riggs Trucking LLC Lebanon	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-19	Infinity Custom Landscapes LLC Alexandria	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	no
2026-10-19	S Samuel Transportation LLC Louisville	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-17	4CFARMSLLC Tompkinsville	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no
2026-10-17	Rossi Petrol LLC Fort Thomas	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	no

Neighboring states

Illinois56,042 active · 22,180 with authority Ohio52,225 active · 16,486 with authority Indiana47,181 active · 10,951 with authority Missouri26,745 active · 7,286 with authority Tennessee25,921 active · 7,446 with authority Virginia25,359 active · 7,731 with authority West Virginia11,177 active · 1,382 with authority

This is an informational report compiled from public FMCSA records as of the stamped date. It is not a safety rating, not insurance or legal advice, and not a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. FMCSA records can be late or incomplete; confirm anything decisive against the official record linked in the report.

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Source: FMCSA Company Census, Licensing & Insurance, and Out-of-Service files via data.transportation.gov. Methodology.