Carrier profile · USDOT 2153955 · MC-748863 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Sierra Transport LLC

44 power unitsavg 12.4 yrLocal · 1 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-748863 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(661) 247-8402 Email dispatchkeith@lutreltrucking.com

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 63 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 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

Asset-based

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.8%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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.0 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

41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 9

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 44-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’10–’12

Arch’12–’15

Williamsburg National’18–’20

Protective’22–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2022 → Apr 2024	$750K	2
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2021 → Jul 2021	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jul 2018 → May 2020	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2015	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2012	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

55.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

BAKERSFIELD, CA

12856 OLD RIVER ROAD

Top corridor

CA 43

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1434368 USDOT 4022321 USDOT 2475457 USDOT 707789 USDOT 2153959

Shares a company officer with other carriers

keith lutrel — 2 carriers: USDOT 217176

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12856 OLD RIVER ROAD, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93311
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (661) 247-8402
Email: keith@lutreltrucking.com
Web domain: lutreltrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Keith Lutrel
USDOT / docket: 2153955 · MC-748863
First registered: May 16, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2025 · 2,151,340 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,151,340

Annual mileage

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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.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC.

SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2153955) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 44 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2153955, and its motor carrier number is MC-748863.

Is SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 63 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC operates 44 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC based?

SIERRA TRANSPORT LLC is based in BAKERSFIELD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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