Carrier profile · USDOT 542189 · MC-269287 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

L U Transport Inc

46 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 5 statesCHICAGO, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269287 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2010–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 476-6601 Email dispatchjboness@lutransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2010–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 20.3 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 7

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 46-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 16 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Union’94–’99

Lincoln General’02–’08

National’21–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 20 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. · since Feb 2026

All 20 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	4
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Mar 2019 → Mar 2019	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Jun 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	3
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	3
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2010 → Jun 2011	$750K	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2008	$750K	7
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 1999 → May 2000	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 1994 → May 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

14.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 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

CHICAGO, IL

2648 WEST 50TH STREET

Top corridor

PA ⇄ IL

PA 28 · NJ 5 · NY 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 1064226Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2302851 USDOT 3028156 USDOT 2507074 USDOT 4238725 USDOT 2506386 USDOT 1314641 USDOT 1064226

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: 2648 WEST 50TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 476-6601
Fax: (773) 476-6601
Email: jboness@lutransport.com
Web domain: lutransport.com

Registration

Officer: Lester Bulawa
USDOT / docket: 542189 · MC-269287
First registered: Nov 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 1,901,138 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 11, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,901,138

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 L U TRANSPORT INC.

L U TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 542189) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 11, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is L U TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

L U TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 542189, and its motor carrier number is MC-269287.

Is L U TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is L U TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

L U TRANSPORT INC has a 22.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is L U TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

L U TRANSPORT INC operates 46 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is L U TRANSPORT INC based?

L U TRANSPORT INC is based in CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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