Carrier profile · USDOT 3218419 · MC-1006688 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Lucky Wheels LLC

145 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 44 statesMT PROSPECT, IL82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1006688 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

145Power units

145 observed · MCS-150

98Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Email dispatchinfo@luckywheelsllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

145 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

504 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 260 vehicle and 504 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.0% · 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 5.2 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

491 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 34

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 145
Inspections · 24 mo: 504
Annualized: ≈252 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving166 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance76 · 28 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance70 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance64 · 47 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance41 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance26 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance25 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 10 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Compass Specialty’19–’20

State National’20–’22

Ace Property’22–’25

Ms Transverse’25–now

2019202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2022	$750K	2
COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC.	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 145
Observed power (24 mo): 145
Trailers (towed): 98

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

84.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 44 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

501

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MT PROSPECT, IL

1699 WALL STREET SUITE 409

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IL

NM 46 · IL 38 · TN 36

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 12 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3745207 USDOT 4367634 USDOT 3832605 USDOT 3986496 USDOT 2412448 USDOT 2426099 USDOT 2080575Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (77 trucks · 94 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2842894 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3745207 USDOT 4367634 USDOT 3076037 USDOT 3781108 USDOT 4091854 USDOT 4267803

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

145

Observed (24 mo)

145

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1699 WALL STREET SUITE 409, MT PROSPECT, IL, 60056
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: info@luckywheelsllc.com
Web domain: luckywheelsllc.com

Registration

USDOT / docket: 3218419 · MC-1006688
First registered: Dec 4, 2018
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2025 · 9,205,670 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

145

Power units

120

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,205,670

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LUCKY WHEELS LLC.

LUCKY WHEELS LLC (USDOT 3218419) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 22, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 504 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 260 vehicle-level and 504 driver-level — across 44 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 145 power units and 120 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LUCKY WHEELS LLC's USDOT number?

LUCKY WHEELS LLC's USDOT number is 3218419, and its motor carrier number is MC-1006688.

Is LUCKY WHEELS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, LUCKY WHEELS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LUCKY WHEELS LLC's safety record?

LUCKY WHEELS LLC has a 19.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 713 roadside inspections, with 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is LUCKY WHEELS LLC's fleet?

LUCKY WHEELS LLC operates 145 power units and 120 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LUCKY WHEELS LLC based?

LUCKY WHEELS LLC is based in MT PROSPECT, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 44 states.

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