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USDOT 215501MC160261

Kentucky Container Service Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

43 years (granted 1982)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

74 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Kentucky Container Service Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

6301 Geil Lane, Louisville, KY 40219

Phone

(502) 810-9979

Power units

94

Drivers

85

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC160261

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Rejected — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 03/02/2026 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/06/2026
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 05/09/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/13/2005

Insurance filings

34 — Max Specialty Insurance Company
91X — Sentry Select Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 74 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 74 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

sholt@kyfi.com — company domain

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Domain age

kyfi.com registered 1997-08-25 (29 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

5

Reportable crashes

4

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: KY 04/2026 · KY 05/2025 · OH 04/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 82025: 312024: 202023: 15
Level II — Walk-around: 29Level I — Full: 23Level III — Driver-only: 22
DateStateLevel
Jun 2, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 14, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jan 7, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 29, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025INLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2024USLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jun 7, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Mar 13, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Feb 27, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2024KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 26, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 26, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jan 10, 2024INLevel I — Full
Dec 29, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2023KYLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 19, 2023KYLevel I — Full
Oct 12, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2023KYLevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2023KYLevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 31, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2023INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 19, 2023KYLevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2023KYLevel I — Full

Most recent 74 of 74 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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