LANTER DISTRIBUTING LLC

DBA LANTER DISTRIBUTION
USDOT 2286133MC-Docket MC515096MADISON, IL
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LANTER DISTRIBUTING LLC (USDOT 2286133) in MADISON, 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2012-03-20 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) was filed 57 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2019-03-05) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 10 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.83.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2019-03-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.87
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.2
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.97

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
10
Crashes
121
Inspections
32
OOS inspections
40
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
77
Total drivers
75
Years in business
14
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
10 of 10 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0.83
Driver OOS rate
3.2%
Vehicle OOS rate
48.3%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
8 times last 2019-03-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-06-18
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2012-03-20
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

162
Inspections
41
OOS inspections
290
Violations
50
OOS violations
3
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-15.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-01-26 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2025-10-29 TN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Daylight, Wet
2025-10-27 GA 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-05-19 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting, Dry
2025-05-02 KS 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-21 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-02-13 AL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2024-10-22 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-22 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-08 MS 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
105 33 2026-05-04
Unsafe driving 392
53 0 2026-04-02
Hours of service 395
52 2 2026-04-22
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
13 4 2026-05-04
General safety regulations 390
10 0 2025-08-26
CDL standards 383
4 2 2025-12-19
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2024-03-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Deflated air suspension OOS
2026-04-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
2026-04-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2026-03-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t OOS
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-03-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2026-03-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-03-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-03-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any missing.
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos OOS
2026-02-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-02-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-02-11 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) (not a co-driver) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV.
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-02-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-01-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2026-01-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-05 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-12-19 Driver Fitness Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction OOS
2025-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-11-20 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 co
2025-11-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr

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.

2026-05-04 TN · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-05-04 IL · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-CH OOS
2026-04-22 AL · Level 1 7 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SDAS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSBD
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
2026-04-10 IL · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-04-06 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
2026-04-02 MO · Level 1 8 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2026-03-26 TN · Level 1 6 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPDIT OOS
2026-03-24 MO · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2026-03-17 MO · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 3A3II
Hours of service 395 24
2026-03-09 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
2026-03-06 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-03-02 TN · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTIJ OOS
2026-02-24 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-02-19 GA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Hours of service 395 24
2026-02-11 KS · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16B-DPASS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2026-02-08 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-02-06 TN · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-01-16 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
2026-01-08 MO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2026-01-06 SC · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-01-05 TN · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-19 TN · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
CDL standards 383 95A-LCDL OOS
2025-12-12 MO · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2025-11-20 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3AII
2025-11-04 GA · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSIV

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