L WATSON TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2340395MC-Docket MC840578LOUISVILLE, KY
Review before tendering29 power units
L WATSON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2340395) in LOUISVILLE, KY — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 5 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 25.46 — elevated vs peers.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.23
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.4
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.85
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
3
Injuries
5
Crashes
21
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 29
- Total drivers
- 28
- Years in business
- 14
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 5 of 5 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 25.46Elevated vs peers
- Driver OOS rate
- 7.7%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 4.8%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-29
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
50
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
60
Violations
9
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-12 → 2026-04-15.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-10-13
KY
1 injuredTow-away
2024-10-04
KY
Tow-away
2024-08-13
KY
1 injuredTow-away
2024-08-06
KY
1 injured
2024-07-31
IN
Tow-away
2024-05-22
KY
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
31 | 2 | 2025-10-13 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
23 | 4 | 2025-09-23 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 1 | 2025-10-13 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-07-04 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2024-06-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Unsafe Driving | Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-04 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2024-05-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-10-13 2 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2LC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2025-09-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2025-08-27 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A | — | — |
2025-08-19 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2025-07-04 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-NSIN | OOS | — |
2025-03-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IRP | — | — |
2025-02-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2024-09-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-07-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-06-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-06-03 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11(b)(4) | OOS | — |
2024-06-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-06-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-04-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-27 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-02-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-01 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-10-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
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