Carrier profile · USDOT 229897 · MC-174433 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Litehouse Inc

56 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 26 statesSANDPOINT, ID87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-174433 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

44Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(208) 920-2319 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

14 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 32 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
8 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 11, 2025.

Safety

80 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 32 vehicle and 80 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.2 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

74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 7

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 56-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 80
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’03 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National’95–’03

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2003

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Mar 1995 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1992 → Mar 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 44

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

78.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 12 inspections
Montana: 11 inspections
Utah: 9 inspections
Idaho: 6 inspections
Michigan: 5 inspections
California: 4 inspections
Ohio: 4 inspections
North Dakota: 4 inspections
South Dakota: 3 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

SANDPOINT, ID

1109 N ELLA AVE

Most inspections: WA

12 inspections

WA 12 · MT 11 · UT 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 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 3756944 USDOT 3876816 USDOT 2349640 USDOT 565162 USDOT 2839654 USDOT 293922

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@litehouseinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3418266

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1109 N ELLA AVE, SANDPOINT, ID, 83864
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (208) 920-2319
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: litehouseinc.com

Registration

Officers: Kelly J. Prior · Matt Burrows
USDOT / docket: 229897 · MC-174433
First registered: Mar 18, 1983
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2025 · 4,147,086 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 4, 1993
D-U-N-S: 51171130

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,147,086

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 32 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

61violation records

9OOS-tagged records

8 of 32inspections 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

300%0 / 30

Other vehicle maintenance

1338%5 / 13

Brakes

1225%3 / 12

Hours of service

40%0 / 4

Lights

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

13%Nov 24 to May 251 / 8

33%May 25 to Nov 253 / 9

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

30%May 26 to Nov 263 / 10

Top 3 codes (12 of 61 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer4

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD 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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFY State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TPV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LITEHOUSE INC.

LITEHOUSE INC (USDOT 229897) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2003 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 80 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 80 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 56 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 4, 1993 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LITEHOUSE INC's USDOT number?

LITEHOUSE INC's USDOT number is 229897, and its motor carrier number is MC-174433.

Is LITEHOUSE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. LITEHOUSE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LITEHOUSE INC's safety record?

LITEHOUSE INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 132 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).