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Company CheckMLK LLC · DOT 1497989

1000 COBBLESTONE AVE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY, 40165

DOT# 1497989 MC# 736743 Shepherdsville, Kentucky 15 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Apr 2, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Apr 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Mar 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Mar 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1000 COBBLESTONE AVE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY, 40165

Mailing Address1000 COBBLESTONE AVE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY, 40165

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC736743

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 12 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 1.75 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.5 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage321,556 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS20.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS66.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/03/2024

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective02/02/2011

CompanyPENN-AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #PAC6063235

Last checked09/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage321,556 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total15

Out of Service3

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service8

OOS Rate66.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/03/2024 | Rated: 06/13/2018

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

17 · 10 OOS ▲

2025

8 · 7 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Apr 2025, 12 inspections, 10 resulted in out-of-service (83.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 12 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/06/2024	FALLS TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

44 roadside violations across 12 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 24 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 5 violations · 3 OOS

Other (General) 6 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (26)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/02/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN WERT OH	4	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/16/2025	ND	Full (Level I)	FARGO ND	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	CHARLESTON MO	3	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/23/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSPORT IN	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	5	1	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-80 WB MM 56 BEAVER TWP - WEI	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	COOKEVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXARKANA AR	2	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I81 SOUTH @ DORRANCE EXIT RAMP	9	1	2	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20 WB MM 115	4	2	3	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-64	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WADDY	5	0	3	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	I75	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGSTON SPRINGS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-101 N/OF RAILROAD	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINCHESTER VA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	AT INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND I	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	2	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	SPRINGFIELD MO	10	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	OK	Full (Level I)	BECKHAM POE	7	5	2	2	5	3	-	▲Detail
02/09/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	8	2	4	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	S JACKSON ST MM 739	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections12

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2013-08-24	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2017-11-13

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS084092	$750,000	11/28/2018	11/27/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS084092	$750,000	11/27/2018	01/10/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA985248421	$1,000,000	08/13/2024	03/08/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT125936001	$750,000	06/12/2024	08/07/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 069 48 48	$750,000	02/02/2011	07/09/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS084092	$750,000	01/11/2018	11/20/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT125936001	$750,000	01/10/2024	06/12/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	125936001	$750,000	01/10/2022	01/10/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS113319	$750,000	01/10/2021	01/10/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS106422	$750,000	01/10/2020	01/10/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS097054	$750,000	01/10/2019	01/10/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC736743	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/16/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2020
MC736743	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/30/2021
MC736743	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/11/2021
MC736743	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/10/2019
MC736743	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/04/2018	REVOKED	03/17/2025
MC736743	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2024
MC736743	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/16/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2024
MC736743	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/14/2011	REVOKED	07/15/2013
MC736743	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/11/2018	REVOKED	11/26/2018

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

MLK LLC

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Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (26)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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