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Carrier Vetting Report
Generated Oct 18, 2026
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LKS TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 470959 · MC313982 · EIN 35-2005656 · AUTHORIZED FOR Property
495 SOUTH HIGH STREET SUITE 50, COLUMBUS, OH, 43215
(614) 221-3399 · PAMELA HENSON
70
Moderate risk
Risk factors
Driver OOS 8.6% — above the 6.7% national average11 crashes in the last 24 months
Snapshot
Operating authority
Active
Liability insurance
$1M on file
Safety rating
Conditional
Power units / drivers
541 / 386
Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)
82 / 814
Crashes (24 mo)
11
Authority & insurance
Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY — $1M BIPD · policy BAP 0156620 · eff 10/01/2016
Federal BMC-91X filing; actual commercial limits (per COI) may be higher.
Roadside inspection performance
Vehicle OOS rate12% · nat 22%
Driver OOS rate8.6% · nat 6.7%
CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance424 pts
Unsafe Driving302 pts
Driver Fitness95 pts
Other29 pts
Hours-of-Service Compliance8 pts
Top cited violations (by CSA points)
CodeBASICCountOOSCSA pts
392.16-DUnsafe Driving9112
396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance1056
392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving655
392.82DUMTUnsafe Driving250
393.9A-LTSIVehicle Maintenance2248
383.23A2-LCDLNDriver Fitness2240
392.2-SLLS2Unsafe Driving536
393.9A-LRLIVehicle Maintenance336
391.11B2-QDriver Fitness2236
393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance2230
Most inspected states
WI37
OH20
CO10
IN7
FL3
MI2
MN1
KY1
Next monthly SMS run — projection
BASICOfficial (Oct 2026)ProjectedEst. %ileTrend
Unsafe Driving0.580.54≈33–40%▼ better
Hours-of-Service Compliance0.050.05—steady
Driver Fitness0.850.83≈86–90% (over 80)▼ better
Controlled Substances/Alcohol0.000.00≈0–0%steady
Vehicle Maintenance3.563.64≈43–47%▲ worse
Latest inspection 2026-10-07. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.
90-day safety improvement plan
Last 90 days: 10 inspections, 23 violations, 3 OOS, 2 clean · trending worse.
1. Vehicle Maintenance13 viol · 5 OOS · 57%
393.9A-LTSI ×2, 393.11A1-LHLM, 393.9A-LRLI
✓ Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
✓ Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
≈ 10 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 2.67).
2. Unsafe Driving5 viol · 22%
392.82DUMT, 392.16-D, 392.2-SLLTCD
✓ Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
✓ Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
≈ 16 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 0.435).
3. Other3 viol · 13%
392.2-SLLSIV, 393.60B, 392.16B-DPASS
✓ Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Repeat offenders: 393.9A-LTSI ×2
🎓 Coach the driver & document it
FleetTrained — my companion project — turns these exact violations into branded, multilingual training videos your driver watches, with a completion certificate for the DQ file. fleettrained.com
Crash record — 11 in 24 months
DateLocationFatalInjTow
09/11/2026MARKLEVILLE, IN✓
08/18/2026FARMINGTON, WI1✓
04/17/2026Not Reported, CO✓
02/16/2026FORT WAYNE, IN2✓
01/20/2026ORANGE (TOWNSHIP OF), OH✓
12/18/2025MEDINA, OH✓
12/09/2025PLAIN GROVE TOWNSHIP, PA✓
05/28/2025MISHAWAKA, IN1✓
04/24/2025ALLEN (TOWNSHIP OF), OH✓
03/14/2025DENVER, CO✓
Equipment — 60 vehicles seen in inspections
39 incomplete vehicle13 trailer7 truck1 other
Company profile
Officer
PAMELA HENSON
Annual mileage
11.9M mi (2024)
CDL drivers
15
Registered since
1992-02-12
Operation
Interstate
Connections — 67 carriers
Shares identifiers with 67 carriers (3 via shared VINs).
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Activity history (recent)
10/02/2025 — MCS-150 update filed
11.9M mi reported (2024)
06/18/2021 — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
11/06/2016 — Insurance cancelled — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CAA 587 81 27
10/11/2016 — CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/26/2016)
10/01/2016 — Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BAP 0156620
10/01/2016 — Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CAA 587 81 27
10/01/2013 — Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CAA 512 15 45
10/01/2009 — Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CAA 587 81 27
06/02/2009 — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (06/08/2021)
05/26/2009 — Insurance name changed — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Excess · policy XS 115 48 51
03/17/2009 — Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CAA 587 81 27
12/26/2006 — Insurance name changed — MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MG217941
11/22/2006 — CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2006)
10/01/2006 — Insurance replaced — MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MG217941
03/17/1997 — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (05/26/2009)
02/12/1992 — Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Generated by VioCodes from current public FMCSA data (Census, Licensing & Insurance, SMS/MCMIS, QCMobile). VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. Informational only — verify current coverage and status directly before making a vetting decision. Full interactive profile at viocodes.yuriance.net/carrier/470959.