WALKER RECYCLING INC

DBA: RECYCLING

DOT# 601694 MC# 327909 Louisville, KY Authorized For-Hire
(800) 456-7471 joe@costelle.com 2212 Bradford Drive, Louisville KY 40218
2 tractors · all owned 3 drivers 103k mi/yr · ~51k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
31 yrs history · 1 roadside inspection

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2
Drivers · CDL
3 · 3
Annual miles
103k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 0 0 2
Trailers 48 0 0 48

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-22-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
05-16-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-13-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GEORGE A WALKER

Cargo

56.3
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight 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.

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

1 inspection and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

80% likely range 0.30×–2.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 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 (2 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 3.31× and out-of-service orders 1.59× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +13%: 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.

  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 7 of 11 violations (64%). Light or tire defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
11
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.250 0.039
Inspections 0.50 1.41
Violations 2.75 1.44
Critical violations 0.25 0.26

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

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 2 OOS
    Lights 7 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Nov
    19
    2024
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since May 5, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1997
Cargo filing
on file · ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. since Sep 27, 1997
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2026)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 5, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 1, 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
  • Indiana 1