Carrier profile · USDOT 3665903 · MC-1269264 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

The L & W Transport Group LLC

30 power unitsavg 7.8 yrNational · 23 statesROMULUS, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1269264 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

282 observed · MCS-150

424Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 331-9694 Email dispatchsafety@lwtransportgroup.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

594 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 352 vehicle and 594 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

46.0% · 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 10.0 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

574 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 41

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

≈9.9 / 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: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 594
Annualized: ≈297 / yr
Coverage: ≈9.9 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 Driving236 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance198 · 43 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance124 · 96 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance116 · 30 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance105 · 25 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance72 · 37 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance70 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance35 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance29 · 1 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 ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Michigan’21–’23

Ace Property’23–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Apr 2023	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 282
Trailers (towed): 424

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

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

65.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

591

MI busiest

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

Home base

ROMULUS, MI

27416 ECORSE #2

Top corridor

MI 137 · TX 113 · IN 79

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: 71 trucks also ran under 25 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1246253 USDOT 1880349 USDOT 3417023 USDOT 3081697 USDOT 1856796 USDOT 4039655 USDOT 2882454 USDOT 4330977Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 115 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3322940 USDOT 3411498 USDOT 3932945 USDOT 4161135 USDOT 3139708 USDOT 3158546 USDOT 3707460 USDOT 3752362

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

282

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 27416 ECORSE #2, ROMULUS, MI, 48174
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 331-9694
Email: safety@lwtransportgroup.com
Web domain: lwtransportgroup.com

Registration

Officer: Mohammed Saleh
USDOT / docket: 3665903 · MC-1269264
First registered: Jun 25, 2021
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 76,102,693 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

76,102,693

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 THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC.

THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC (USDOT 3665903) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 594 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 352 vehicle-level and 594 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 21 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 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 3665903, and its motor carrier number is MC-1269264.

Is THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's safety record?

THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC has a 38.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 841 roadside inspections, with 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's fleet?

THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC based?

THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC is based in ROMULUS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 23 states.

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