Carrier profile · USDOT 1878940 · MC-677897 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Lighthouse Investigations & Recovery Inc

DBA LIGHTHOUSE TOWING & RECOVERY

1 power unitLAWRENCE, KS50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-677897 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(785) 841-2987 Email dispatchlighthouseinv@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty’10–’15

Clear Blue’20–’23

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 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 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2023	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2018	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	Mar 2010 → Mar 2015	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

LAWRENCE, KS

1207 E 25TH ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bryan sorenson — 5 carriers: USDOT 1772420 USDOT 2404921 USDOT 3262408 USDOT 3364694

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1207 E 25TH ST, LAWRENCE, KS, 66046
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (785) 841-2987
Fax: (785) 841-2987
Email: lighthouseinv@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Bryan Sorenson
USDOT / docket: 1878940 · MC-677897
First registered: Apr 17, 2009
Last MCS-150: Aug 24, 2022 · 25,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 1, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

25,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 LIGHTHOUSE INVESTIGATIONS & RECOVERY INC.

LIGHTHOUSE INVESTIGATIONS & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 1878940) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 24, 2022.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 1, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIGHTHOUSE INVESTIGATIONS & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number?

LIGHTHOUSE INVESTIGATIONS & RECOVERY INC's USDOT number is 1878940, and its motor carrier number is MC-677897.

Is LIGHTHOUSE INVESTIGATIONS & RECOVERY INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, LIGHTHOUSE INVESTIGATIONS & RECOVERY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.