King Container Services Inc
Active
King Container Services Inc is a registered motor carrier with the FMCSA under USDOT number 81573. The company operates from Cincinnati, OH, and maintains an active operating status, and has 1 power units and 1 drivers on record.
Is this carrier bookable?
Nothing here says automatic no, but there is enough to check before you tender a load.
Six things go into this read of King Container Services Inc's record: operating authority, out-of-service status, insurance filings, safety rating, BASIC percentile scores, and MCS-150 freshness. Every one of them comes straight from the public FMCSA record. None of them tell you how the carrier handles damage claims or hits delivery windows, so always pull a fresh insurance certificate from the carrier and confirm rates and contact details on a current rate confirmation before you tender.
Things to review
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Insurance
Insurance status is not clearly shown here. Get a current certificate before you book.
Passed checks
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✓
Authority
This USDOT record is marked active.
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Out-of-service
No out-of-service order is shown on this record.
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Safety rating
Safety rating is Satisfactory.
Identity
Who King Container Services Inc is on FMCSA's record: legal contact information, the kind of operation they're registered to run, and what they self-report carrying. This is the baseline you cross-reference every other section against.
- Address
- 550 East 4rth Street , Cincinnati , OH 45202
- Phone
- (513) 825-7300
- Entity type
- Private Property
Transports its own goods, not for hire.
- Operation type
- Intrastate Non-Hazmat
Operates within a single state, no hazardous materials.
- Operating status
- Active
- Insurance on file
- N/A
- MCS-150 filing date
- N/A
Biennial update form required by FMCSA.
Cargo types
Safety
Everything FMCSA has on King Container Services Inc's safety record: the formal safety rating, behavior-analysis BASIC scores, full inspection and crash totals, and operational metrics like drivers per power unit and annual miles per power unit. Numbers below the national average sit in the green; numbers well above are worth a closer look.
FMCSA Safety Rating
Rated May 22, 2001
A Satisfactory rating is the highest rating issued by FMCSA following a compliance review. It means the carrier has demonstrated adequate safety management controls to meet the safety fitness standard. Approximately 1-2% of all registered carriers hold a formal safety rating.
View official FMCSA record →Crash history
All time7
Total
0
Fatal
8
Injuries
5
Tow-away
7 crashes reported. That translates to approximately 7000.0 crashes per 1,000 power units.
Fleet profile
Owner-operator / very small (under 10 units)Raw fleet counts only tell you so much about a carrier. A 100-truck fleet with 300 drivers is almost certainly running team or multi-shift over-the-road operations. A 100-truck fleet with 90 drivers is more likely owner-operators, regional, or local work. The ratios below are calculated from FMCSA fleet, mileage, and inspection data and show you how King Container Services Inc actually runs day to day. That helps you judge whether their capacity, utilization, and safety performance match the kind of load you're looking to tender.
Drivers per Power Unit
1.00
Roughly one driver per truck. Typical for regional or local fleets.
Crashes per 1,000 Units
7000.0
Significantly above industry average (3.2 per 1,000 units).
Insurance
What FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance system has on file for King Container Services Inc right now, and the full filing history including cancelled policies. A current ON FILE status is the baseline; the history below is where you spot recent cancellations, instability, or coverage gaps that the live status field can't show on its own.
Current insurance status
No filing on record
Connections
Other USDOT records and external filings that link to King Container Services Inc. Connected carriers share contact information; process agents show every state where the carrier has filed an agent for service of legal process. Both are useful for tracing related operations and verifying the carrier's stated geographic footprint.
Connected carriers
Other FMCSA-registered carriers whose contact information matches this one. We match on normalized phone numbers, email addresses, and physical addresses across every active and inactive USDOT record. Sharing contact details is common between affiliated companies, recently rebranded operations, fleet acquisitions, and shared dispatch offices, so a match alone is not a problem. Brokers typically review the matched carriers alongside the one they are about to book to confirm the relationship is what they expect.
- Advanced Transportation LLCInactive
USDOT 865616 · MC 380540 · Authorized for Hire
- Address
- 40 DECAMP AVENUE, Cincinnati, OH, 45216-1624
- Phone
- (513) 825-7300
- [email protected]
- Safety rating
- Unrated
- Insurance
- N/A
- Fleet
- 7 power units · 4 drivers
- Inspections / OOS
- 0 insp · 0 OOS
- Crashes
- 4 total
Shared phone - King Container Services of DaytonInactive
USDOT 513185 · Private Property
- Address
- 2020 STAPLETON CT, Cincinnati, OH, 45240
- Phone
- (513) 825-7300
- Safety rating
- Unrated
- Insurance
- N/A
- Fleet
- 2 power units · 2 drivers
- Inspections / OOS
- 0 insp · 0 OOS
- Crashes
- 0 total
Shared phone - Meadowbrook Transportation Services IncInactive
USDOT 513151 · Private Property
- Address
- 2020 STAPLETON CT, Cincinnati, OH, 45240
- Phone
- (513) 825-7300
- Safety rating
- Unrated
- Insurance
- N/A
- Fleet
- 2 power units · 2 drivers
- Inspections / OOS
- 0 insp · 0 OOS
- Crashes
- 0 total
Shared phone
Recent activity
Field-level changes detected in King Container Services Inc's FMCSA record over the last 90 days. Each row shows what changed and when, so you can spot authority lapses, insurance shifts, or safety updates that may have happened since you last booked them.
| Date | Field | Previous | New |
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| May 4, 2026 | Total Crashes | 0 | 7 |
| May 4, 2026 | Injury Crashes | 0 | 8 |
| May 4, 2026 | Towaway Crashes | 0 | 5 |
| May 3, 2026 | Total Crashes | 7 | 0 |
| May 3, 2026 | Injury Crashes | 8 | 0 |
| May 3, 2026 | Towaway Crashes | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Total Crashes | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Injury Crashes | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Towaway Crashes | 0 | 5 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions brokers and shippers ask about King Container Services Inc and how to interpret the FMCSA data shown on this page.
What is the USDOT number for King Container Services Inc?
King Container Services Inc is assigned USDOT number 81573 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This number uniquely identifies the carrier in federal safety records and is used to track inspections, crashes, compliance reviews, and operating authority over time.
Is King Container Services Inc authorized to operate?
King Container Services Inc's current operating status is ACTIVE. They hold a SATISFACTORY safety rating from FMCSA. Always verify operating authority and request a current insurance certificate before tendering loads.
How many crashes has King Container Services Inc been involved in?
FMCSA records 7 reported crashes for King Container Services Inc over a rolling 24-month window, including 0 fatal, 8 injury, and 5 tow-away crashes. Crash counts include both preventable and non-preventable events. Always evaluate raw counts against fleet size and miles driven.
How large is King Container Services Inc's fleet?
King Container Services Inc operates 1 power units (trucks and tractors) and reports 1 drivers on their FMCSA MCS-150 form. Fleet figures are self-reported and updated biennially, so the live operational fleet may differ slightly.
Where is King Container Services Inc located?
King Container Services Inc is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio at 550 East 4rth Street. They operate as intrastate non-hazmat.
What does a satisfactory safety rating mean?
A Satisfactory rating is the highest rating issued by FMCSA following a compliance review. It means King Container Services Inc demonstrated adequate safety management controls during the review. Only about 1-2% of all registered carriers hold a formal safety rating, since FMCSA only rates carriers that go through a compliance review.
How often is FMCSA data updated?
FMCSA refreshes carrier census data daily. Inspection and crash records are typically published within 30 days of the underlying event. Safety ratings and BASIC scores update on FMCSA's monthly cycle. The "last checked" timestamp at the bottom of this page shows when the most recent FMCSA poll happened.
Should I monitor King Container Services Inc for changes?
If you tender loads to King Container Services Inc regularly, monitoring is worth considering. Operating authority can lapse, insurance can drop, and safety ratings can change between bookings. Email alerts surface those changes the moment FMCSA publishes them, so you find out before your next load instead of after a problem on the road.
Where does this data come from?
All data on this page is sourced from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) via the DOT Open Data Portal. It includes the Company Census File, roadside inspection records, crash reports, and SMS/BASIC safety scores. Data is self-reported by carriers and updated regularly by FMCSA. For the authoritative single-source-of-truth record, cross-reference with FMCSA SAFER.
About this data
This profile is compiled from publicly available FMCSA data including the Company Census File, inspection and crash reports, SMS/BASIC safety scores, the Licensing & Insurance system, and the AuthHist, Revocation, OUT OF SERVICE ORDERS, InsHist, and BOC3 datasets on the DOT public data portal. Data is self-reported by carriers and updated daily by FMCSA. Inspection and crash data covers a rolling 24-month window. BASIC scores are recalculated monthly. For authoritative records, verify with FMCSA SAFER.
This record was last checked on Jun 6, 2026 and the most recent change was on May 4, 2026.