New trucking authorities in Kentucky: week of September 7, 2026
FMCSA granted 12 new operating authorities to Kentucky-based carriers and brokers between September 7, 2026 and September 13, 2026, 14% fewer than the week before (14).
Fleet size at the time of the grant
| Power units reported | Grants |
|---|---|
| 1 truck | 9 |
| 2–5 trucks | 3 |
| 6 or more | 0 |
| None reported (includes brokers) | 0 |
Type of authority
| Authority | Grants |
|---|---|
| Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) | 12 |
Where they are based
| City | Grants |
|---|---|
| Louisville | 6 |
| Benton | 1 |
| Florence | 1 |
| Lexington | 1 |
| Union | 1 |
| Wickliffe | 1 |
| Williamstown | 1 |
Companies granted authority this week
11 of the 12 grants went to companies with a legal-entity name (LLC, Inc., Corp. and similar). The remaining 1 are registered under a person's or trade name and are counted but not listed.
| Company | City |
|---|---|
| Hendrick Logistics Americas LLC | Lexington |
| Leviathan Logistics LLC | Benton |
| Qts Transport LLC | Louisville |
| Aloha Carrier LLC | Louisville |
| Asj Transportation LLC | Louisville |
| Dwb Trucking, LLC | Williamstown |
| Elmi Transport LLC | Louisville |
| Ironclad Cargo LLC | Wickliffe |
| Jood Iq LLC | Louisville |
| K&G Transportation LLC | Florence |
| Us Link Express LLC | Union |
How this is counted
A grant is a record in FMCSA's operating-authority history with status Active and reason Granted; reinstatements are excluded. Each grant is matched to the carrier's USDOT census record for its state, city and fleet size. Weeks run Monday to Sunday. FMCSA posts grants in batches, sometimes several hundred on one day, so a single week can swing sharply; compare several weeks before reading a trend. A week appears here only after it has had seven days to settle. Weeks before August 24, 2026 are not published because our counts for them are incomplete.
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