Carrier profile · USDOT 2893256 · MC-980707 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Lake Erie Trucking LLC

34 power unitsavg 16.3 yrRegional · 4 statesERIE, PA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-980707 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 460-4370 Email dispatchchucks@lel-erie.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 61 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.3 yr

Model years 2000–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 13.3 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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.

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 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
172.502 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Protective’18–’19

National Union’19–’20

National Union’21–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2021 → Feb 2026	$1M	7
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	3
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$1M	3
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2016 → Sep 2016	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.3 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

73.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

ERIE, PA

3025 W 17TH ST

Top corridor

PA 21 · NY 11 · OH 2

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 351500 USDOT 4196299 USDOT 489405 USDOT 1357036 USDOT 1839667

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@lel-erie.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1236032 USDOT 2513665

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: 3025 W 17TH ST, ERIE, PA, 16505
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (814) 460-4370
Fax: (814) 825-9898
Email: chucks@lel-erie.com
Web domain: lel-erie.com

Registration

Officer: Charles Joseph Sites
USDOT / docket: 2893256 · MC-980707
First registered: May 23, 2016
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2025 · 1,248,300 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 45767910

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,248,300

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 LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC.

LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2893256) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Feb 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2893256, and its motor carrier number is MC-980707.

Is LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

LAKE ERIE TRUCKING LLC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).