L U TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 542189MC-Docket MC269287CHICAGO, IL
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L U TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 542189) in CHICAGO, IL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2002-06-15 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 23 times, most recent 2024-02-01 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 2 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2017-04-13 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2018-04-11

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.24
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.22
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.96

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
4
Injuries
4
Crashes
40
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
46
Total drivers
38
Years in business
33
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
4 of 4 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
2.4%
Vehicle OOS rate
25.8%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
23 times last 2024-02-01
Physical address
2 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-22
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2002-06-15
Last compliance review
2017-04-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

55
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
64
Violations
18
OOS violations
2
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-13 → 2026-04-14.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-11-26 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-29 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-01 NY 2 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-06-20 NJ 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-02 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
40 13 2026-04-14
Unsafe driving 392
11 1 2026-03-26
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2026-03-26
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 1 2024-01-11
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2026-03-26

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure OOS
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-26 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr OOS
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak. OOS
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-11-13 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken
2025-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2025-09-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-09-18 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-01-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2024-12-17 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-10-28 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2024-09-16 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2024-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2024-08-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2024-08-07 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-07-09 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-14 PA · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TFL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-VAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2026-04-13 NJ · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAOBETA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TALS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-26 PA · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2025-11-18 PA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS
2025-11-18 PA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2025-11-17 NJ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-11-13 PA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2025-10-21 PA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TALS OOS
2025-10-21 PA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-VAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-04-04 FL · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2024-12-17 PA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2024-10-28 PA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
Unsafe driving 392 16
2024-09-16 MD · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a) OOS
2024-08-07 NJ · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-07-09 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-08 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16(a)
2024-02-23 NJ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-01-11 NJ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-01-11 KY · Level 1 4 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 9a(a)(2) OOS
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 7(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2023-12-13 NJ · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2023-11-22 PA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2023-09-26 PA · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-09-05 PA · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-08-22 NJ · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
2023-07-20 NJ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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