FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Kentucky
Unsafe Driving in Kentucky
- 10,271Violations recorded
- 42,274Registered carriers in the state
- 113,726State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. Kentucky carries 10,271 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 22 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.016 as a fraction, banked by the build rather than turned into a ratio here. Nationally, a violation in this category carries an average severity weight of 5.55.
The state’s carriers by fleet size
- 1 power unit 24,578
- 2 to 5 power units 13,291
- 6 to 20 power units 2,525
- 21 to 100 power units 573
- 101 to 1,000 power units 68
- 1,000 or more power units 18
Other categories recorded in Kentucky
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in KY 185
- Crash Indicator in KY 5,357
- Driver Fitness in KY 5,095
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in KY 267
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in KY 6,334
- Vehicle Maintenance in KY 61,765
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in Kentucky →
Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
Counts from FMCSA SMS input files on data.transportation.gov: kjg3-diqy (Motor Carrier Census, 2,122,441 rows), rbkj-cgst (Inspection, 5,834,148), 8mt8-2mdr (Violation, 6,808,260), 4wxs-vbns (Crash, 255,582), p2mt-9ige (Out of Service Orders, 399,600); SoQL aggregates fetched 2026-09-16. The rank is taken over the jurisdictions this desk publishes, and the national figure beside it is the register’s own total for the category.
What this page shows
This page of the Velarion Records public-records register covers Unsafe Driving in Kentucky from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. It lists 10,271 violations recorded, 42,274 registered carriers in the state and 113,726 state inspections addressing it, with Kentucky's 10,271 violations out of 649,893 recorded nationally placing it 22 of 51 jurisdictions. The page also lists the state's carriers by fleet size as 1 power unit 24,578, 2 to 5 power units 13,291, 6 to 20 power units 2,525, 21 to 100 power units 573, 101 to 1,000 power units 68 and 1,000 or more power units 18.