MAX ARNOLD & SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 1196626 MC 482078 Hopkinsville, KY Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
32 power units 16 drivers mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 75.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Low confidence
23 yrs history · 13 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
32 all owned
Drivers · CDL
16 · 16
Annual miles
630k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks7007
Tractors150015
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Registered
Dec 30, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Mar 4, 2026
Officers
BOB ARNOLD · IRIS WHITSON
Phone
(270) 885-8488
Email
irisw@maxfuel.net
Address
702 North Main St, Hopkinsville KY 42240

Cargo

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Liquids/Gases

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
13
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 13 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13 driver inspections
Violations
4
1 out-of-service violation
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
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Violations

4 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Seat belt 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$2,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2003
Cargo filing
on file · PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY since Apr 30, 2015
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky (HQ) 11
  • Tennessee 2
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