KENTUCKY CONTAINER SERVICE INC
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 94
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 50
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 8 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 25, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 79 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 7, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2021 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 3, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 7, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |