KENTUCKY POWER COMANY
DBA: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
Joins 213 inspections on file from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- 1 fatality on crash record 16 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
- For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — KENTUCKY POWER COMANY (USDOT 291412) Verdict: CAUTION Book with caution — review signals below No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking. Authority / census status: Active Blockers: (none) Cautions: • 1 fatality on crash record — 16 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering. On file: (none) Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/291412/ As of: Oct 24, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.
NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.
Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).
NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.
No authority breakdown on file.
No active policies on file.
No BOC-3 filing on file.
Company profile
No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.
FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.
No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.
BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Trucks | 125 | 24 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Fitness | 1 | — | 0.02 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | — | 0.14 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6 | — | 0.34 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (213 rows) View all 213 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89300036 | Oct 19, 2026 | KY | 1 | PRESTONSBURG KY |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 89299819 | Oct 19, 2026 | KY | 1 | PRESTONSBURG KY |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 89298704 | Oct 19, 2026 | KY | 3 | ALLEN CITY KY |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 89199517 | Oct 7, 2026 | KY | 1 | PRESTONSBURG KY | — | 0 | — | No |
| 89141959 | Sep 30, 2026 | KY | 3 | HAZARD KY |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 89090062 | Sep 24, 2026 | KY | 1 | PRESTONSBURG KY |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88934970 | Sep 8, 2026 | KY | 1 | PRESTONSBURG KY |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88908568 | Sep 4, 2026 | KY | 3 | HAZARD KY |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88870383 | Aug 31, 2026 | KY | 3 | BETSY LAYNE KY |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88726997 | Aug 15, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88565022 | Jul 30, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88565020 | Jul 29, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88432753 | Jul 16, 2026 | KY | 2 | — |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2-SLLS2 | No |
| 88331981 | Jul 6, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88274350 | Jun 29, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88241836 | Jun 24, 2026 | KY | 3 | — |
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88218593 | Jun 22, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88184580 | Jun 17, 2026 | KY | 3 | — |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88131257 | Jun 12, 2026 | KY | 3 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88103725 | Jun 10, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88074990 | Jun 8, 2026 | KY | 3 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 88011129 | Jun 1, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 87970003 | May 27, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
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0 | — | No |
| 87935830 | May 21, 2026 | KY | 1 | — |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
|
0 | — | No |
| 87888876 | May 18, 2026 | KY | 3 | — |
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
|
0 | — | No |
Recent Crashes View all 16 →
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