Owner-operator
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Owner-operator
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9 yr
Model years 2013–2020 · peer benchmark computing.
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC safe to load? LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2568521, MC-897278) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LAREDO, TX, operating 6 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 11 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2568521, and its motor carrier number is MC-897278.
As of 2026-06-13, LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
LION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in LAREDO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2025 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2024 → Feb 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2020 → Feb 2024 | $750k | 4 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2019 → Feb 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE | Feb 2016 → Feb 2019 | $750k | 3 |
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2015 → May 2015 | $750k | 4 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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