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Kentucky trucking companies

43,320 active USDOT-registered carriers list a physical address in Kentucky. 4,396 hold active motor-carrier operating authority and 224 hold active broker authority. 9,970 operate interstate, 3,076 are hazmat-flagged. Figures from FMCSA files as of 2026-09-14.

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149new USDOT registrations, last 30 days
556last 90 days
331out-of-service orders, last 12 months
29,178active carriers with an MCS-150 older than 2 years

Fleet sizes

Power unitsActive carriersShare
126,46261%
2-513,53631%
6-202,6256%
21-1006041%
100+930%

1,116,306 power units and 195,250 drivers reported on MCS-150 filings across the state.

Cargo carried

General freight15,386 carriersBuilding materials12,113 carriersConstruction12,113 carriersMachinery, large objects9,570 carriersLogs, poles, beams, lumber7,330 carriersGrain, feed, hay6,545 carriersMotor vehicles (auto haulers)4,766 carriersLivestock2,473 carriersDry bulk2,035 carriersHousehold goods (movers)1,781 carriersFresh produce1,249 carriersLiquids and gases (tankers)1,071 carriers

Largest fleets based in Kentucky

CarrierCityPower unitsDriversUSDOT
LINDSEY'S LAWN SERVICEWEST PADUCAH505,49512900631
UNIQUE EXTERIOR AND RESTORATION LLCOWENSBORO75,00063808544
APACE KY LLCFOUNTAIN RUN70,00083849280
KD CONSTRUCTION LLCPRESTONSBURG50,00022885264
BILITER CONSTRUCTION DBASTOPOVER50,00023872785
TCB CONTRACTING LLCBOWLING GREEN45,00014192881
HICKERSON VEGGIES LLCHENDERSON42,14443787597
RAMOS SPRAY FOAM INSULATION LLCVERSAILLES42,00013617312
STUMP MAN TREE AND DEBRISCADIZ40,00023848206
SPICY TREE SERVICE LLCSOMERSET38,00044333297

Cities with the most carriers

LOUISVILLE 4,848 · LEXINGTON 1,954 · BOWLING GREEN 1,056 · OWENSBORO 634 · LONDON 610 · NICHOLASVILLE 571 · RICHMOND 518 · SOMERSET 513 · WINCHESTER 420 · GLASGOW 418 · PADUCAH 416 · FRANKFORT 399 · ELIZABETHTOWN 380 · COLUMBIA 378 · PIKEVILLE 350

New USDOT registrations in Kentucky (last 30 days)

RegisteredCarrierCityUSDOT
2026-09-12COMMUNITY LAND AND RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLCCALHOUN6009725
2026-09-11DURA BUILT LLCGREENSBURG9417431
2026-09-11POWERS LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLCSIMPSONVILLE9288018
2026-09-11DALE TAUL FARMING LLCHARDINSBURG8013247
2026-09-11KRJ PROPERTY & HAULING SERVICES LLCLOUISVILLE6869704
2026-09-11P & P FARMS LLCMARION6284438
2026-09-11INDY G ENTERPRISES LLCLOUISVILLE4973954
2026-09-10OSWALD TRANSPORTATION CO.LOUISVILLE9900321
2026-09-10KY HOT SHOT LLCLOUISVILLE9796579
2026-09-10FORTERA FREIGHT LLCWILLISBURG9401510
2026-09-10TRAX EXCAVATING LLCINDEPENDENCE8185072
2026-09-10SOUTH CENTRAL HEAVY HAUL LLCBOWLING GREEN7617962

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)

OrderedCarrierReasonRescinded
2026-09-15LAKE CUMBERLAND EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC SOMERSETNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-15MH EXPRESS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LOUISVILLENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-15LEON DALE LITTRELL HENDERSONNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-15JAGUAR HOLDING COMPANY II HIGHLAND HEIGHTSNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-14BLUELINE OUTDOOR LLC SMITHFIELDNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-14KY BOYS EXPRESS LLC LEXINGTONNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-14BLOWING SMOKE DIESEL REPAIR LLC EWINGNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-13SANCHEZ EXPRESS LLC LOUISVILLENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-13ARCH TRUCK LINES LLC LOUISVILLENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-08HD FIBER WORKS LLC TYNERNew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-07OSWALD TRUCKING LLC LOUISVILLENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
2026-09-07CLASS A LAWN & LANDSCAPE INC LOUISVILLENew Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contactno
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.

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