Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 448517
L B LIGHTS WEST INC
3 power unitsavg 3.9 yrLocal · 2 statesLODI, CA
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
6 observed · MCS-150
2Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
3.9Avg age (yr)
2019–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 35 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
3.9 yr
Model years 2019–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is L B LIGHTS WEST INC safe to work with?
Is L B LIGHTS WEST INC safe to load? L B LIGHTS WEST INC (USDOT 448517) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LODI, CA, operating 3 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 15 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (96/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LBL B LIGHTS WEST INC 96
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Safety
15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)5 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)8 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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.
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 6
- Trailers (towed)
- 2
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2019
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo88
CA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LODI, CA
Top corridor
CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4449225Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (8 trucks · 11 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 510647USDOT 594129USDOT 1981101USDOT 4449225USDOT 2712313USDOT 3123258USDOT 2936385USDOT 4112475
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@lblwpro.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 578602
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)66
Shared w/ other carriers88
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 & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2488 MAGGIO CIRCLE, LODI, CA, 95240
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (209) 333-0996
- Fax
- (209) 333-2312
- victor@lblwpro.com
- Web domain
- lblwpro.com
Registration
- Officers
- Leo P. Burke Iii · Lanise J. Burke
- USDOT / docket
- 448517
- First registered
- 06/10/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 09/15/2023 · 20,000 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 01/15/1993
- D-U-N-S
- 151518909
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is L B LIGHTS WEST INC's USDOT number?
L B LIGHTS WEST INC's USDOT number is 448517.
Is L B LIGHTS WEST INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, L B LIGHTS WEST INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is L B LIGHTS WEST INC's safety record?
L B LIGHTS WEST INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).
How big is L B LIGHTS WEST INC's fleet?
L B LIGHTS WEST INC operates 3 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is L B LIGHTS WEST INC based?
L B LIGHTS WEST INC is based in LODI, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.