Updated Oct 30, 2026

Ballard Inc

As of Oct 30, 2026, Ballard Inc in Bardstown, Kentucky reports 91 power units and 78 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

128 Banjo St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004 (502) 350-4490

Verified Oct 30, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Ballard Inc (USDOT 285335, MC-266965) is an active motor carrier based in Bardstown, Kentucky that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 91 power units and 78 drivers (78 with CDLs). It reported 6,800,000 miles for 2024 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: liquids / gases, general freight, beverages, other cargo. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on November 10, 2009, 17 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. In the last 24 months it had 147 roadside inspections, 15 of them (10.2%) with an out-of-service order; 76 hazmat inspections and 2 hazmat out-of-service orders; 5 reportable crashes (0 deaths, 6 injuries); a crash on record does not by itself mean the carrier caused it. Registration (MCS-150) last updated March 25, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	25–99 power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Registration update overdue	No Yes means the MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may then be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Liquids / gases, General freight, Beverages, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Driver count	25–99 drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Last MCS-150 update	Mar 25, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Out-of-service share (24 months)	10% to 20% out of service The share of the carrier's roadside inspections in the last 24 months that ended in an out-of-service order. A carrier with few inspections can swing on one result. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Roadside inspections (24 months)	147 Roadside inspections of the carrier's drivers and vehicles in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System file, which covers the last 24 months and is refreshed monthly. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Reportable crashes (24 months)	5 Crashes involving the carrier's vehicles that met FMCSA's reporting threshold (a death, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) in the last 24 months. A crash on record does not mean the carrier caused it. source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
USDOT number	285335 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
MC docket	MC-266965 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Power units	91 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased)	91 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Trailers (owned or leased)	171 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Drivers	78 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
CDL drivers	78 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150)	6,800,000 miles source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Mileage year	2024 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Also hauls its own freight	No source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Safety rating date	Nov 10, 2009 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
FMCSA census record date (ADD_DATE)	Jan 12, 1987 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Business type	Corporation source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Inspections with an out-of-service order (24 months)	15 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Hazmat inspections (24 months)	76 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Hazmat out-of-service orders (24 months)	2 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Deaths in those crashes	0 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Injuries in those crashes	6 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026
Crashes with a hazmat release (24 months)	0 source, unchanged since Oct 22, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Mar 25, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Nov 10, 2009: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jan 12, 1987: FMCSA census record date (not the carrier's first registration) Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 30, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 30, 2026, 12:46 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Mar 25, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Nov 10, 2009; FMCSA census record date (not the carrier's first registration): Jan 12, 1987 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Kentucky

115 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Kentucky; 11 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Kentucky

FMCSA safety rating (all 115 here): Conditional 11 (10%) · Unsatisfactory 1 (<1%) · Not rated 56 (49%) · Satisfactory 47 (41%)

Rating age (all 115 here): Rating over 10 years old 52 (45%) · Not rated 56 (49%) · Rated within the last 5 years 4 (3%) · Rating 5–10 years old 3 (3%)

Fleet size (all 115 in this group): 10–24 power units (60) · 25–99 power units (46) · 100–499 power units (7) · 500+ power units (2)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 115 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (66) · Machinery, large objects (59) · Other cargo (55) · Building materials (53) · Construction (53) · Motor vehicles (47) · 24 other values (383)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Reportable crash: A crash involving the carrier's vehicle with a death, an injury treated away from the scene or a vehicle towed away. FMCSA records it whoever was at fault.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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