Carrier profile · USDOT 10702 · MC-123821 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Lester R Summers Inc

DBA SUMMERS TRUCKING

70 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 12 statesEPHRATA, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-123821 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

43 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 733-6556 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 174 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 20, 2026.

Safety

87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 50 vehicle and 87 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

30.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 16

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 70-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 87
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Pennsylvania Manuf’93–’97

Protective’00–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$750K	2
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Oct 1998	$750K	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Oct 1993 → Oct 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 43
Trailers (towed): 68

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

68.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 32 inspections
New York: 16 inspections
Pennsylvania: 11 inspections
New Jersey: 8 inspections
Ohio: 7 inspections
Michigan: 5 inspections
Delaware: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections

Home base

EPHRATA, PA

40 GARDEN SPOT ROAD SUITE 100

Most inspections: MD

32 inspections

MD 32 · NY 16 · PA 11

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 11785 USDOT 3258606 USDOT 1664837 USDOT 10695 USDOT 3053554 USDOT 1243338 USDOT 2197459

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@summerstrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 493751

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 40 GARDEN SPOT ROAD SUITE 100, EPHRATA, PA, 17522
Mailing address: 40 GARDEN SPOT RD SUITE 100, EPHRATA, PA, 17522
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (717) 733-6556
Fax: (717) 733-3065
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: summerstrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Rebecca E Summers · Kenneth R. Summers
USDOT / docket: 10702 · MC-123821
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 23, 2026 · 3,675,181 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 14, 1988
D-U-N-S: 2789931

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,675,181

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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16%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 50 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

59violation records

9OOS-tagged records

8 of 50inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

330%0 / 33

Brakes

1225%3 / 12

Other vehicle maintenance

757%4 / 7

Lights

540%2 / 5

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

12%Nov 24 to May 253 / 25

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 9

33%Nov 25 to May 262 / 6

30%May 26 to Nov 263 / 10

Top 3 codes (14 of 59 records)

392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.45C-BSG Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9B-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LESTER R SUMMERS INC.

LESTER R SUMMERS INC (USDOT 10702) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 50 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 63 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 14, 1988 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LESTER R SUMMERS INC's USDOT number?

LESTER R SUMMERS INC's USDOT number is 10702, and its motor carrier number is MC-123821.

Is LESTER R SUMMERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. LESTER R SUMMERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LESTER R SUMMERS INC's safety record?

LESTER R SUMMERS INC has a 16.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 174 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).