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Ballard Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

32 years (granted 1994)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

234 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

Ballard Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

128 Banjo St, Bardstown, KY 40004

Phone

(502) 350-4490

Power units

91

Drivers

78

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC266965

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Great West Casualty Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 234 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 234 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

lindseyhamilton@ballardinctrucking.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

7

Reportable crashes

7

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: KY 02/2026 · KY 08/2025 · KY 06/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 412025: 662024: 832023: 44
Level II — Walk-around: 118Level III — Driver-only: 69Level I — Full: 47
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026NELevel I — Full
May 6, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026WILevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 6, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026WILevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026INLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 12, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Nov 10, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 10, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 4, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Nov 2, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 6, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 5, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 29, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 25, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Sep 12, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 5, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Mar 28, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 21, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2025ARLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 234 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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