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BALLARD INC

  • 285335
  • 128 BANJO ST
    BARDSTOWN, KY 40004
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Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/04/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 11/10/2009)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 15.7 23.2
Driver 0.7 6.4
Hazmat 0.0 4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/04/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type Yes/No MC#/MX#
Property Yes MC-266965
Passenger No
Household Goods No
Broker No

Hazardous Materials Compliance

More Info

On-Road +
Investigation

On-Road Performance

80%
Intervention
Threshold
0 100

Scale 0 to 100; 0 indicates the best safety performance.

Investigation Results

Not Public
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Inspection Results

  • HM Placardable Vehicle Inspections
  • Average Severity Weight
  • HM Placardable Vehicle Inspections without Violations
  • HM Placardable Vehicle Inspections with Violations

The graph below displays the number of inspections that the carrier has received for a selected period of time, with or without violations for this BASIC. Expand for more information.

The graph below displays detailed inspection information for the carrier over time for this BASIC. All inspection violations that pertain to a BASIC are assigned violation weights that reflect their association with crash occurrence and crash consequences. Select from the drop-down to view this data along with details on inspections and average severity weights per inspection.

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Year Number Month Number Month Short Name Roadside Events Roadside Events with Violations Roadside Events without Violations Average Severity Weight Non SMS Roadside Event
2023 12 Dec 0 0 0 0 0
2024 1 Jan 3 1 2 1.6667 0
2024 2 Feb 2 0 2 0 0
2024 3 Mar 1 0 1 0 0
2024 4 Apr 4 0 4 0 0
2024 5 May 4 0 4 0 0
2024 6 Jun 5 0 5 0 0
2024 7 Jul 5 0 5 0 0
2024 8 Aug 3 0 3 0 0
2024 9 Sep 3 0 3 0 0
2024 10 Oct 1 0 1 0 0
2024 11 Nov 2 0 2 0 0
2024 12 Dec 2 0 2 0 0
2025 1 Jan 2 0 2 0 0
2025 2 Feb 1 0 1 0 0
2025 3 Mar 6 0 6 0 0
2025 4 Apr 5 0 5 0 0
2025 5 May 2 0 2 0 0
2025 6 Jun 2 0 2 0 0
2025 7 Jul 4 1 3 1.75 0
2025 8 Aug 1 0 1 0 0
2025 9 Sep 2 0 2 0 0
2025 10 Oct 3 0 3 0 0
2025 11 Nov 8 1 7 0.6250 0
2025 12 Dec 0 0 0 0 0

Violation Summary

HM Compliance Violations: 3

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight
172.504A-HMPS HM (Placarding) - Bulk package/freight container/unit load device/transport vehicle not placarded as required. 1 0 5
172.516(c)(6) Placard damaged, deteriorated, or obscured 1 0 5
177.823A-HMPMCNP50% HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a hazard class are missing. CVSA Inspection Bulletin 2017-03 - Display of GHS Labels on Bulk Packages. 1 1 5

Inspection History

HM Placardable Vehicle Inspections: 71

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Report Vehicle Measure = Sum of the Total Weight (TotW) Sum of the Time Weight (TiW)
Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
Total Weight
(TotW)
11/18/2025 MN1637000207 MN 13243A MN Truck Tractor 5 3 15
172.504A-HMPS HM (Placarding) - Bulk package/freight container/unit load device/transport vehicle not placarded as required. 5  
11/13/2025 KYCV43970223 KY A83591 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
11/10/2025 OH3283000528 OH A83642 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
11/10/2025 OH3288001200 OH A83585 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
11/5/2025 OH3282001210 OH A83646 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
11/4/2025 OH3207000123 OH A83602 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
11/4/2025 OH3216000048 OH A83611 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
11/2/2025 IL5005520237 IL A83589 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
10/24/2025 KYCV42256501 KY A99184 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
10/21/2025 MD2504C00199 MD A83646 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
10/5/2025 OH3282001116 OH A83611 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
9/29/2025 NYSPT3081030 NY A83635 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
9/16/2025 MTU124500316 MT A83641 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
8/11/2025 MD2515C00285 MD A83597 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
7/30/2025 KYCV41295518 KY A83590 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
7/25/2025 MILANES04104 MI A83630 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
7/18/2025 US2044000022 US A83646 KY Truck Tractor 7 3 21
177.823A-HMPMCNP50% HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a hazard class are missing. CVSA Inspection Bulletin 2017-03 - Display of GHS Labels on Bulk Packages. (OOS) 5 + 2 (OOS)  
7/3/2025 KYCV42256125 KY A83646 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
6/26/2025 KYCV43404189 KY A83600 KY Truck Tractor 0 3 0
6/11/2025 OH3294000696 OH A83588 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
5/21/2025 OH3282000743 OH A83646 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
5/19/2025 KYCV43335751 KY A83646 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
4/28/2025 KYCV43783263 KY A83627 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
4/28/2025 OH3282000624 OH A92245 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
4/25/2025 GA0062000704 GA A89165 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
4/16/2025 OH3259000109 OH A99184 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
4/15/2025 KSHP20630540 KS A83628 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
3/30/2025 UT25CL001247 UT A83637 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
3/26/2025 TXV251813908 TX A83630 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
3/21/2025 KYCV42255827 KY A83637 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
3/18/2025 SD5540003087 SD A83635 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
3/18/2025 KYCV42255810 KY A83639 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
3/10/2025 MOW152003788 MO A83611 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
2/26/2025 TXV251767364 TX A83640 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
1/15/2025 TXV251733511 TX A83610 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
1/6/2025 TXV251732909 TX A83629 KY Truck Tractor 0 2 0
12/23/2024 AR5950000314 AR A83577 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
12/19/2024 KSHP92022219 KS A99184 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
11/8/2024 OH3253000016 OH A83596 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
11/7/2024 OH3247000076 OH A83633 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
10/29/2024 CT3019005789 CT A83595 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
9/17/2024 PAP119426115 PA A89164 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
9/10/2024 OH3209303205 OH A83643 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
9/3/2024 TXV241530757 TX A83639 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
8/29/2024 MTU750600444 MT A83636 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
8/13/2024 KYCV43403548 KY A93617 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
8/5/2024 TNI5Z1770917 TN A83579 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
7/26/2024 KYCV44585109 KY A83587 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
7/25/2024 KYCV44585107 KY A83591 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
7/16/2024 KYCV42255092 KY A83647 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
7/6/2024 KSHP02743104 KS A83646 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
7/3/2024 KYCV42953201 KY A83595 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
6/13/2024 NM7741O4L18D NM A83639 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
6/11/2024 IL4289110196 IL A83586 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
6/11/2024 OH1822002984 OH A92246 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
6/11/2024 MIKLEIN03494 MI A83577 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
6/10/2024 KYCV43782807 KY A83602 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
5/23/2024 KYCV44114865 KY A83628 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
5/14/2024 NYSPB0257229 NY A83591 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
5/10/2024 KYCV44760842 KY A83585 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
5/7/2024 US1546000556 US A83638 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
4/25/2024 LALANM004352 LA A83583 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
4/22/2024 WYPAMJ001120 WY A83639 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
4/4/2024 TXV241355977 TX KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
4/3/2024 NYSPA0259057 NY 10A83641 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
3/13/2024 MD2504003019 MD A83591 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
2/25/2024 UT24CL001018 UT A92246 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
2/7/2024 KYCV42254599 KY A83607 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
1/29/2024 OH3297014736 OH A83607 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
1/26/2024 KYCV43782575 KY A83590 KY Truck Tractor 0 1 0
1/26/2024 KYCV42964258 KY A83610 KY Truck Tractor 5 1 5
172.516(c)(6) Placard damaged, deteriorated, or obscured 5  
Only the 1000 most recent inspections are included in this print view.
Sum of measure weights Sum of measure weights 17 126 41

*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.

Investigation Results

HM Compliance Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Hazardous Materials Compliance Acute/Critical Violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

  • 2/27/2025 (CTFR Only)
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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 01/04/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

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