KY EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 1665599 MC# 612346 Bowling Green, KY Authorized For-Hire
(270) 715-2004 safetyandcompliance@kyexpressllc.com 2722 Russellville Rd, Bowling Green KY 42101
27 tractors 24 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
19 yrs history · 36 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
27
Drivers · CDL
24 · 24
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 16 11 0 27
Trailers 19 13 0 32

Registration

Registered
07-12-2007 (19 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-13-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KEMAL HRVACIC

Cargo

57.2
medium risk
General Freight Beverages Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS US Mail Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.22×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.22× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 11% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.66× and out-of-service orders 1.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Aug 2026 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 10 of 46 violations (22%). Light or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    47.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 19). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.48× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
36
36% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
47.4%
9 of 19
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
2 of 36
National avg 6.7%
Violations
46
14 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Kentucky (about 28 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 3 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 4 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.056 0.029
Inspections 0.89 1.12
Violations 0.85 0.78
Critical violations 0.17 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

46 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    33 · 12 OOS
    Lights 10 · Brakes 7 · Tires 7 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    10
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    28
    2025
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    3
    2025
    Arkansas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    1
    2024
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Aug 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2007
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → Highlander Specialty Insurance Company (Aug 2025); HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Aug 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Aug 15, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 21, 2007)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 9
  • Arkansas 6
  • Kentucky (HQ) 6
  • Texas 6
  • Indiana 3
  • Florida 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Alabama 1

17% of inspections were in its home state.