Louisville Cartage Company Llc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
43 years (granted 1983)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
29 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Louisville Cartage Company Llc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
3101 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40216-5009
Phone
(502) 447-4252
Power units
17
Drivers
17
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC163804
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Property Broker
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Dismissed — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 10/22/1990 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 29 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
13.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 29 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
dfreed@talonlogistics.com — company domain
Domain age
talonlogistics.com registered 2002-08-27 (24 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
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
3
Reportable crashes
3
Tow-aways
3
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: KY 05/2026 · VA 08/2025 · TN 02/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 24, 2026 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Mar 2, 2026 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 19, 2026 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 8, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 3, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Aug 1, 2025 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 18, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 17, 2025 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 2, 2025 | IN | Level I — Full |
| Apr 22, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 25, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 19, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 17, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 24, 2025 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 2, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 5, 2024 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 7, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 22, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 4, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 4, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 2, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 15, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 2, 2023 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 15, 2023 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 4, 2023 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 1, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 27, 2023 | KY | Level I — Full |
Most recent 29 of 29 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
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