Carrier profile · USDOT 953177 · MC-683601 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

K & H Trucking Inc

5 power unitsavg 15.3 yrLocal · 2 statesMCDOWELL, KY93/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-683601 ACTIVE
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 30.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
5
Inspections · 24 mo
20
Annualized
≈10 / yr
Coverage
≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

42%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
20%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
87%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 2 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
  • 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 36 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 12 total · 0 in 24 mo

12
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
7
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20231001
20182012
20161001
20152021
20131011
20121010
20111001
20091001
20061011
20031011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 8, 2023WV00Yes
Jul 23, 2018KY00Yes
Jan 9, 2018KY01Yes
Mar 22, 2016KY00Yes
Feb 27, 2015KY01No
Feb 3, 2015KY03Yes
Apr 25, 2013KY01Yes
Jan 9, 2012KY01No
Sep 9, 2011KY00Yes
Feb 19, 2009KY00Yes
Nov 9, 2006KY01Yes
Nov 5, 2003KY02Yes