KTH TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 3740461 MC# 1323894 Louisville, KY Authorized For-Hire
(509) 217-3634 kthtransportationllc@gmail.com 1125 Shady Brook Lane, Louisville KY 40229
5 tractors · all leased 5 drivers 176k mi/yr · ~35k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
5 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
176k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 5 0 5
Trailers 0 5 0 5

Registration

Registered
10-09-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-29-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KESETE HAILU

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 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 1.58×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.58× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.76× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Sep 2025 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 16 of 33 violations (48%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.0%
3 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
13.3%
2 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
33
10 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Kentucky (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 39% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 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: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.200 0.043
Inspections 2.00 1.58
Violations 3.30 1.56
Critical violations 0.50 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

33 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    27 · 8 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 7 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it
No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Jan
    29
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    25
    2025
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY
on record since Apr 26, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY (Apr 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 25, 2023)

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

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • Texas 4
  • Illinois 2
  • Kentucky (HQ) 2
  • Maryland 2
  • Missouri 2
  • North Carolina 1
  • New Hampshire 1
  • Ohio 1