American Electric Power — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
57 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
American Electric Power Service Corporation
DBA
American Electric Power
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
5900 Refugee Rd, Columbus, OH 43232
Phone
(614) 307-0966
Power units
835
Drivers
408
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
1.8%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 57 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
10.5%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 57 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
nlbristow@aep.com — company domain
Domain age
aep.com registered 1996-02-18 (30 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Proofpoint)
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: VA 07/2022 · VA 02/2022 · OH 12/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 5, 2026 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 30, 2026 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2026 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 8, 2026 | KY | Level I — Full |
| May 13, 2026 | WV | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2026 | WV | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2026 | WV | Level I — Full |
| Apr 21, 2026 | WV | Level I — Full |
| Apr 20, 2026 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 7, 2026 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 25, 2026 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 22, 2026 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 20, 2026 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 15, 2026 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 18, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Nov 5, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Aug 26, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 19, 2025 | WV | Level I — Full |
| Aug 19, 2025 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 7, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Jul 16, 2025 | WV | Level I — Full |
| Jul 10, 2025 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 3, 2025 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 15, 2025 | WV | Level I — Full |
| May 9, 2025 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 5, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Feb 4, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Jan 23, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 10, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2025 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 9, 2025 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 30, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 12, 2024 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 1, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 22, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 17, 2024 | IN | Level I — Full |
| Aug 29, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2024 | WV | Level I — Full |
| Aug 20, 2024 | OH | Level I — Full |
| Aug 14, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 1, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 24, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 1, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 26, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Jun 6, 2024 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 21, 2024 | WV | Level I — Full |
| May 21, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| May 9, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Apr 15, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 10, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 20, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Feb 29, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 28, 2024 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 8, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Nov 14, 2023 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 13, 2023 | KY | Level I — Full |
Most recent 57 of 57 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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