Carrier profile · USDOT 1736170 · MC-635958 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

LRB Transportation LLC

25 power unitsavg 15.5 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-635958 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 255-2183 Email dispatchsteve@lrbtransportation.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 4.1 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Maintenance30 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 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: None
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 ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Arch’12–’15

Clear Blue’18–’23

American Zurich’23–’25

2008201320182023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2023	$750K	7
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2010 → Jun 2011	$750K	2
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

41.9%

VINs decoded

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

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5615 W FUQUA ST #C-100

Top corridor

TX 33

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

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 (10 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 292991 USDOT 2410450 USDOT 2578942 USDOT 1080260 USDOT 1514439 USDOT 540864 USDOT 1071546

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: 5615 W FUQUA ST #C-100, HOUSTON, TX, 77085
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 255-2183
Cell: (713) 624-0088
Fax: (713) 771-0571
Email: steve@lrbtransportation.com
Web domain: lrbtransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Steve Li
USDOT / docket: 1736170 · MC-635958
First registered: Feb 8, 2008
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2026 · 1,000,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 28, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000,000

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

Aug 20, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 20, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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 LRB TRANSPORTATION 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 LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC.

LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1736170) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 5, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 28, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1736170, and its motor carrier number is MC-635958.

Is LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 43.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

LRB TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

Similar carriers near Houston, TX

Comparable carriers around Houston and across Texas

Economy Transportation & Logistics LLC Clear · 100Houston, TX · 25 power units

Gomez Trucking Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 24 power units

Pioneer Truck Lines USA Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 24 power units

Toro Rojo Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 27 power units

Rocking 8 Transportation Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 27 power units

Panocean Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 22 power units

7 Santini Brothers Trucking Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 28 power units

M-i Drilling Fluids LLC Clear · 100Houston, TX · 29 power units

More in Texas →Long-haul veterans in Texas →Largest fleets in Texas →

More Texas carriers

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

Stellar Oilfield Rentals LLCReviewAngleton · 25 power units BT Freight IncConrore · 3 power units Red Hot Expediting IncPflugerville · 2 power units Mariel GarciaHouston · 1 power unit Jason BestReviewColmesneil · 1 power unit Spotted Lakes LLCReviewWeatherford · 256 power units