LOUISVILLE CARTAGE COMPANY LLC

DOT# 257540 MC# 163804 Louisville, KY Authorized For-Hire
(502) 447-4252 dfreed@talonlogistics.com 3101 Dixie Highway, Louisville KY 40216-5009
17 tractors 17 drivers 909k mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
41 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
17
Drivers · CDL
17 · 17
Annual miles
909k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 10 0 17
Trailers 221 0 0 221

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-11-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
04-16-1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-12-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
NICK NORCIA
Officer
BRANDON BRISCOE

Cargo

61.5
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

21 inspections and 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.56×–1.92×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (17 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), all 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.65× and out-of-service orders 0.65× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Feb 9, 2026 (94 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.2%
2 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
12
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.088 0.031
Inspections 0.85 1.11
Violations 0.35 0.89
Critical violations 0.09 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

12 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
  • May
    6
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    1
    2025
    Virginia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    19
    2025
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Feb 9, 2026 (insurer name change).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2025); ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Nov 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 3, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Feb 9, 2026 (94 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 7, 2026)

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
  • Kentucky (HQ) 9
  • Tennessee 6
  • Indiana 5
  • Ohio 1

43% of inspections were in its home state.