CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 974414· MC415005· CARRIER· EIN 36-4394287
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L & L CARTAGE SERVICES INC

4931 W RIVERSIDE DR, GARY, IN, 46406(219) 977-8487bcsilori@sbcglobal.netROBERT A BULT LORI BULT
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
66.7%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
66.7%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
2
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
56
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 66.7% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 66.7% — above the 6.7% national average2 crashes in the last 24 months

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC415005

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 11/15/2012
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA-K53034
Authority history (3) ▾
07/11/2007MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
09/07/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)
02/06/2002MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (10/24/2006)
Insurance history6 insurers on record
Filing timeline (11) ▾
  1. ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/15/2006 → 11/15/2012
  2. ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/15/2006 → 04/07/2011
  3. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2006 → 12/21/2006
  4. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2006 → 12/11/2006
  5. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2006 → 11/15/2006
  6. AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2006 → 11/15/2006
  7. CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2005 → 10/18/2006
  8. CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2004 → 10/01/2005
  9. CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2003 → 10/01/2004
  10. AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2002 → 10/01/2003
  11. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2001 → 10/01/2002

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle3 inspections · 66.7% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 66.7% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 48 violations (10 OOS) · 86% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
48
Violations
10
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

30
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • IN7

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 66.7% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 66.7% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

7
Inspections
48
Violations
10
Out-of-service
174
CSA points
29
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

9 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 incomplete vehicle 2 trailer 2 other
2002 KENWORTH T800seen 3×
1NKDLU9X82J882983· P1210287 IL
2008 SUPERIOR MFG., INC. Superior Mfg., Inc.seen 3×
1S9DS26278E573001· 664428ST IL
2003 KENWORTH T800
1NKDLU9X83J397583· P841392 IL
UNPUBLISHE
1T9BSAF39GB021822· 404689ST IL
2004 FREIGHTLINER M2
1FVACWDC34HM97303· 58514H IL
2002 KENWORTH T800
1NKDLU9X12J891167· P1259203 IL
UNPUBLISHE
1NUDT28G2YMAN0594· 349683ST IL
2003 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
1TKFA26233B080441· 427110ST IL
2000 KENWORTH T800
1NKDLU9X2YR834647· P1292228 IL

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

2

Tow-away

2

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
20
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
25
25 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi25 drivers
Company officer
ROBERT A BULT LORI BULT
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2001-08-23
Last MCS-150 update
2025-06-09
Census status
Active

Fleet: 20 trucks · 20 owned tractors · 31 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers or emails with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
AMERICAN BULK LLC
USDOT 1604101Active· GARY, IN
Strong
MailingEmailPhone
2
B C SERVICES INC
USDOT 732542Inactive· MONEE, IL
Strong
EmailPhone

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

16 events
  1. 06/09/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2024)

  2. 11/15/2012Insurance filed — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA-K53034

  3. 11/15/2012Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA-K53034

  4. 04/07/2011Insurance cancelled — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    CARGO · policy IM-K53034

  5. 07/11/2007MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  6. 12/21/2006Insurance cancelled — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 46-974028-00

  7. 12/11/2006Insurance cancelled — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 46-974028-00

  8. 11/15/2006Insurance replaced — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 46-974028-00

  9. 10/18/2006Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy DSHA00001201

  10. 10/01/2005Insurance replaced — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy DSHA00000699

  11. 10/01/2004Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy DSHA00000361

  12. 09/07/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/06/2004)

  13. 10/01/2003Insurance replaced — AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP376746502

  14. 10/01/2002Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP376746501

  15. 02/06/2002MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (10/24/2006)

  16. 08/23/2001Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-06-09
Reported mileage
440,000 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 1:14 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.