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Trucking companies in Kentucky: carrier directory

Research trucking companies in Kentucky using reported FMCSA locations and fleet information.

FMCSA census published 2026-10-28 10:49 UTC · CarrierTrail updated 2026-10-28 15:06 UTC

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84,071Census records
43,393Active in the census
75,081Report 1+ power unit
1,895,511Power units reported
5City directories

Fleet size

  • 1 power unit47,04056.0%
  • 2 to 522,59026.9%
  • 6 to 204,3585.2%
  • 21 to 1009631.1%
  • Over 1001300.2%
  • 0 reported8,98910.7%
  • Not reported10.0%

Power units as reported on each record’s MCS-150. Zero and blank values are kept separate.

Cargo filed

MCS-150 cargo classes. A record can declare more than one, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Where records are reported

Share of all 84,071 state records. Spelling variants of a city name stay separate.

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Selected census records in Kentucky

Stable USDOT-based sample, 1 to 100 power units
CarrierUSDOTPower units
BOB WOODALLLivingston, KY6464342
JOHN HENSLEYClay City, KY44205931
JOE ROBINSONPrinceton, KY22893222
ACOSTA EXCAVATING INCLexington, KY32466408
CLINTON ROBERTSShelbyville, KY18173511
The last 30 days in Kentucky

Carriers based in Kentucky, from CarrierTrail’s daily imports of public FMCSA data, as of Oct 29, 2026.

163new USDOT registrationslast 30 days
84operating authorities grantedlast 30 days
27carriers with an insurance cancellationlast 30 days
166phone or street address changeslast 30 days

Largest trucking companies in Kentucky

Active carriers based in Kentucky, ranked by the power units they report on their MCS-150. A fleet over 20 power units is listed only when the drivers it reports support that size, and over 100 only when roadside inspections have also recorded at least 5% of it by VIN.

Top 10 by power units

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
DAVIS H ELLIOT COMPANY INCORPORATEDLexington327651,898
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCLouisville1547121,605
PASCHALL TRUCK LINES INCMurray1052341,092
CREATION GARDENS INCLouisville371005634
UPS CARTAGE SERVICES INCHebron1310845626
BOYD COMPANYLouisville92117488
RJ CORMAN RAILROAD SERVICES LLCNicholasville923465450
THE WELLS GROUP LLCWest Liberty284196393
AMERICAN WELDING & GAS INCLexington145402356
RELADYNE TRANSPORTATION LLCHebron35671343

New trucking companies in Kentucky

New USDOT registrations by month

Nov 2024 to Oct 2026
Nov 2024Oct 2026 so far

2,458 new USDOT records in Kentucky in the 12 full months to Sep 2026, up 7% on the 12 months before. The busiest month was Mar 2026, with 257. Counts records still in the census by the date FMCSA added them.

Newest registrations

Active records, most recent first
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
SOLTRANSPORTATIONLexington6735081Oct 27, 2026
ZENITH TRANSPORT LLCLouisville5804686Oct 26, 2026
TTS HAULING & STUFF LLCMount Sterling6512636Oct 26, 2026
KD TRUCKING LLCElk Horn6726857Oct 26, 2026
MORRIS SANITATION LLCManchester9467086Oct 26, 2026
MTM FLEET LLCMorehead9508147Oct 26, 2026
HONEYSUCKLE TRUCKING LLCPark City9985844Oct 26, 2026
HASTINGS FARMWingo5467657Oct 25, 2026
SCAPES LLCPaducah6105786Oct 25, 2026
JUVENAJO TRANSPORTATION LLCLexington8847783Oct 25, 2026

Freight brokers in Kentucky

1,155 active records registered as a broker (2.7% of active census records in Kentucky).

Longest-registered brokers

Active records
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
FRANKLIN EXPRESS INCORPORATEDFranklin2061Jun 1974
VINCENT FISTER INCLexington63040Jun 1974
HAZARD EXPRESS INCHazard63050Jun 1974
SALLEE HORSE VANS INCLexington63096Jun 1974
CARTY & CARTY INCLexington86950Jun 1974
MILES ENTERPRISES LLCOwensboro90411Jun 1974
RWI LOGISTICS LLCFort Thomas104247Jun 1974
PASCHALL TRUCK LINES INCMurray105234Jun 1974
ROGERS TRUCKING INCColumbia105239Jun 1974
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCLouisville154712Jun 1974

Hazmat carriers in Kentucky

3,028 active records with the hazmat indicator set (7.0% of active census records in Kentucky).

Largest hazmat fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCLouisville1547121,605
UPS CARTAGE SERVICES INCHebron1310845626
RJ CORMAN RAILROAD SERVICES LLCNicholasville923465450
THE WELLS GROUP LLCWest Liberty284196393
AMERICAN WELDING & GAS INCLexington145402356
RELADYNE TRANSPORTATION LLCHebron35671343
KENTUCKY UTILITIESLouisville359711280
RUDD EQUIPMENT COMPANY INCLouisville311904203
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING MIDWEST INCLouisville1676900191
APHIX LLCFrankfort1783887188

Passenger carriers in Kentucky

1,041 active records that list passengers as cargo (2.4% of active census records in Kentucky).

Largest passenger fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
PASCHALL TRUCK LINES INCMurray1052341,092
RJ CORMAN RAILROAD SERVICES LLCNicholasville923465450
RURAL TRANSIT ENTERPRISES COORDINATED INCMt Vernon691393232
RUDD EQUIPMENT COMPANY INCLouisville311904203
TAYLOR MOTORS INCMurray728777188
MILLER TRANSPORTATIONINCLouisville203686170
ATRIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLCLouisville2449810170
SWARTZ MOWING INCOlympia645945127
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL KYElizabethtown228848391
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONLouisville25021485

Fleet makeup in Kentucky

Equipment and drivers that active carriers based in Kentucky report on their MCS-150.

37,179tractors reported
76,831straight trucks
68,749trailers
50.5%of drivers hold a CDL
14,286median miles per power unit

Tractors by ownership

  • Owned31,29084.2%
  • Term-leased5,73615.4%
  • Trip-leased1530.4%

Share of the 37,179 tractors reported.

Drivers by operating radius

  • Interstate, 100+ mi35,10527.8%
  • Interstate, under 100 mi27,60421.9%
  • Intrastate, 100+ mi12,64110.0%
  • Intrastate, under 100 mi50,70240.2%

Interstate and intrastate drivers within or beyond 100 miles of the work base.

Truck makes seen at roadside inspections

  • Freightliner6,76723.8%
  • Peterbilt4,11814.5%
  • International3,44412.1%
  • Kenworth2,8289.9%
  • Ford2,6359.3%
  • Volvo2,3218.2%

Power units identified by VIN at inspections of carriers based in Kentucky over the last two years; each vehicle counted once per carrier.

The median uses the 8,115 active carriers whose MCS-150 mileage is from the last two years and plausible for their fleet size.

Roadside inspections of Kentucky carriers

Inspections of carriers based in Kentucky in FMCSA’s public file, Sep 25, 2024 to Sep 24, 2026. All carriers: driver 6.2%, vehicle 22.9%.

54,545roadside inspections
5.9%driver out-of-service rate
23.4%vehicle out-of-service rate
2,965reported crashes

Where they were inspected

  • Kentucky25,45446.7%
  • Tennessee4,7588.7%
  • Indiana2,9465.4%
  • West Virginia2,0163.7%
  • Ohio1,9153.5%
  • Texas1,3722.5%
  • Georgia1,1452.1%
  • Illinois1,0862.0%

Inspections by the state where they took place.

Inspections in Kentucky by carrier home state

  • Kentucky25,45423.5%
  • Illinois11,96211.0%
  • Ohio10,80310.0%
  • Tennessee8,1917.6%
  • Indiana6,7836.3%
  • Texas4,6684.3%
  • Florida3,7493.5%
  • Michigan3,5793.3%

All 108,391 inspections that took place in Kentucky; 76.5% involved carriers based elsewhere.

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Bowling Green2,305 reported census recordsLexington3,490 reported census recordsLondon1,271 reported census recordsLouisville10,986 reported census recordsOwensboro1,286 reported census records

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