Carrier profile · USDOT 284767 · MC-186654 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Lyons Transportation Inc

27 power unitsavg 4.8 yrMulti-region · 14 statesSANGER, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-186654 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 647-7344 Email dispatchmpetersen@lyonstransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 121 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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

Small fleet

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

68 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%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 — 45 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 4.4 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 68
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Wilshire’90–’95

Northland’00–’05

Nationwide Agribusiness’06–’24

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → Jul 2024	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jul 2005	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 1997 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1995 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1990 → Jul 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

80.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

SANGER, CA

250 S ACADEMY

Top corridor

CA 34 · NM 7 · NY 6

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 2092749 USDOT 3658002 USDOT 1729581 USDOT 1776101 USDOT 790261 USDOT 3224712 USDOT 4394037 USDOT 4194775

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@lyonstransportation.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1776101 USDOT 2865231

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 250 S ACADEMY, SANGER, CA, 93657
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 647-7344
Email: mpetersen@lyonstransportation.com
Web domain: lyonstransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Albert Petersen, President · Mark Petersen Vp
USDOT / docket: 284767 · MC-186654
First registered: Jan 5, 1987
Last MCS-150: Dec 10, 2025 · 2,137,520 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 29, 1993
D-U-N-S: 63031918

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,137,520

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 LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC.

LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 284767) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 12, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 68 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 29, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 284767, and its motor carrier number is MC-186654.

Is LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 121 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 27 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in SANGER, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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