KENTUCKY EAGLE 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
31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4
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
- 59
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 46 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 28 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | KY | 1 | 0 | No |
| Mar 25, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2018 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 25, 2015 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2014 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2009 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2007 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2006 | KY | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2005 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2003 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2001 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2001 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2001 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 1999 | KY | 0 | 3 | No |
| Mar 18, 1999 | KY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 29, 1998 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |