USDOT 470959MC313982

L K S Transportation Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

29 years (granted 1997)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

102 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

L K S Transportation Llc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

495 South High Street Suite 50, Columbus, OH 43215

Phone

(614) 221-3399

Power units

541

Drivers

386

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC313982

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 04/29/2021 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/08/2021
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 04/23/2009 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/26/2009

Insurance filings

91X Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

5.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 102 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 102 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

dot@installed.net — company domain

Domain age

installed.net registered 1999-07-31 (27 years)

Mail host

Enterprise (Mimecast)

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

10

Reportable crashes

10

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CO 04/2026 · IN 02/2026 · OH 01/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 212025: 412024: 282023: 12
Level III — Driver-only: 40Level II — Walk-around: 33Level I — Full: 29
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 28, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 27, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 14, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 27, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 28, 2025COLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 20, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025WILevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2025WILevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025COLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2025WILevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 28, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2025WILevel I — Full
May 13, 2025WILevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2025COLevel I — Full
Apr 11, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 28, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2024COLevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 15, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2024INLevel I — Full
Sep 11, 2024WILevel I — Full
Sep 3, 2024WILevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2024COLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2024MILevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2024INLevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
May 24, 2024WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 11, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2024COLevel I — Full
Mar 8, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 15, 2023WILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 15, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2023WILevel I — Full
Nov 1, 2023WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2023WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 27, 2023WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 20, 2023WILevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2023OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2023WILevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 102 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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