Carrier profile · USDOT 1539801 · MC-847413 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

J Lutzen & Son Trucking LLC

14 power unitsavg 12.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesWALLINGFORD, CT80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-847413 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(203) 626-9467 Email dispatchj.lutzen@yahoo.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Review before loading

Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.1 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 36.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 37 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 16.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’13–’17

Central’17–’19

Canal’19–’22

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2023 → Nov 2023	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2019 → Nov 2022	$1M	2
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2019	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Nov 2017	$1M	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 21

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WALLINGFORD, CT

1157 SOUTH BROAD ST

Top corridor

NY ⇄ CT

NY 9 · PA 8 · CT 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 400146Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3925655 USDOT 4040801 USDOT 1356946 USDOT 400146 USDOT 3813733 USDOT 4409165 USDOT 447533 USDOT 2856771

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1157 SOUTH BROAD ST, WALLINGFORD, CT, 06492
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (203) 626-9467
Email: j.lutzen@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: John M. Lutzen
USDOT / docket: 1539801 · MC-847413
First registered: Aug 8, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2026 · 895,597 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

895,597

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC.

J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1539801) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 10, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1539801, and its motor carrier number is MC-847413.

Is J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC has a 36.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC operates 14 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC based?

J LUTZEN & SON TRUCKING LLC is based in WALLINGFORD, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

Similar carriers near Wallingford, CT

Comparable carriers around Wallingford and across Connecticut

Custom Carrier IncWallingford, CT · 15 power units

Cariati LLC Clear · 100Wallingford, CT · 11 power units

Transwaste Inc Clear · 87Wallingford, CT · 10 power units

H & J Trucking Inc Clear · 94Wallingford, CT · 9 power units

Jak's Ds LLCWallingford, CT · 9 power units

RRJ Associates LLC Clear · 93Wallingford, CT · 7 power units

Central Connecticut Transportation IncWallingford, CT · 7 power units

Ralph Camputaro & Son Excavating Inc Clear · 100North Branford, CT · 9 power units

More in Connecticut →Veteran carriers in Connecticut →Largest fleets in Connecticut →

More Connecticut carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

Barry Moving & Delivery LLCWest Haven · 2 power units Bio Methods LLCReviewWaterbury · 2 power units Mariano Brothers Specialty Moving LLCClearBethel · 10 power units Contino & Sons Trucking LLCBozrah · 2 power units Barjen IncStamford Bellavance Transportation LLCReviewMoosup · 2 power units