LS EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20268 inspections · 13 violations (1 OOS) · 11% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-LFTSIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
18
3× · sev 6
- 2393.9A-LHWSVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 3392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
5
1× · sev 5
- 4393.45B2-BHTDVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
4
1× · sev 4
- 5393.55E-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
4
1× · sev 4
- 6393.75A31 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
1
1×
- 7395.22GHours-of-Service Compliance
Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
1
1× · sev 1
- 8396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
1
1×
- 9391.11B2
Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries
1
1×
- 10395.22G-ELDMFVHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 5 states
- IL3
- NE2
- CA2
- NV1
- IA1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.9A-LFTSI×2Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA9 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- LAKWINDERPAL SINGH BHAMRA
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2003-11-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-09-29
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
21 events- 09/29/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 11/21/2016Insurance name changed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN084261
- 10/20/2016Insurance filed — Northland Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WN204694
- 10/20/2016Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN084261
- 10/17/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/21/2016)
- 10/16/2011Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT101210
- 09/19/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/12/2011)
- 10/16/2010Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT100069
- 09/20/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/22/2010)
- 10/16/2009Insurance cancelled — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TKCA51383
- 09/21/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/19/2009)
- 12/16/2008Insurance cancelled — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TKCA51383
- 11/19/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2008)
- 10/16/2008Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TKCA51383
- 10/16/2008Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN577369
- 09/19/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2008)
- 12/06/2007Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN577369
- 11/09/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/13/2007)
- 10/16/2007Insurance replaced — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy P0009-105372
- 01/18/2007MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/04/2003Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2025-09-29
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-09-29
- Reported mileage
- 133,994 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — LS EXPRESS INC, CERES, CA
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