KENTUCKY CONTAINER SERVICE INC
USDOT 215501
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (94 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate21.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 215501 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-160261 |
| Legal Name | KENTUCKY CONTAINER SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5028109979 |
| Address | 6301 GEIL LANE, Louisville, KY, 40219 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19960618) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 46 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 21.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-04-21 — KY — towaway
- 2025-05-12 — KY — towaway
- 2025-04-10 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-10-30 — KY — 1 injured
- 2024-10-07 — KY — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (14), 20 (14), 47 (5).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 94 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 85 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,198,345 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-OCT-25 |
KENTUCKY CONTAINER SERVICE INC operates 94 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in KY.
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