Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 508335 · MC-260296
LK-RANCH INC
1 power unitsMOUNTAINAIR, NM
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-260296 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LK-RANCH INC safe to work with?
Is LK-RANCH INC safe to load? LK-RANCH INC (USDOT 508335, MC-260296) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MOUNTAINAIR, NM, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LILK-RANCH INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Wilshire · 94–00
Lancer · 01–06
19942006
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2001 → Jun 2006 | $750k | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2000 → Jul 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1994 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MOUNTAINAIR, NM
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hughes.net — 1602 carriers: USDOT 1705USDOT 7187USDOT 29282USDOT 33747USDOT 52891USDOT 55287USDOT 72185USDOT 89599
Shares a company officer with other carriers
timothy kelly — 19 carriers: USDOT 486574USDOT 586318USDOT 770046USDOT 1078157USDOT 1200256USDOT 1362812USDOT 1443335USDOT 1589466
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 99 KELLY ROAD, MOUNTAINAIR, NM, 87036
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 686, MOUNTAINAIR, NM, 87036
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (505) 847-2938
- lk-ranch@hughes.net
- Web domain
- hughes.net
Registration
- Officers
- Timothy Kelly · Debra Kelly
- USDOT / docket
- 508335 · MC-260296
- First registered
- 12/29/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 05/02/2011 · 0 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
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 LK-RANCH INC's USDOT number?
LK-RANCH INC's USDOT number is 508335, and its motor carrier number is MC-260296.
Is LK-RANCH INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LK-RANCH INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LK-RANCH INC's fleet?
LK-RANCH INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LK-RANCH INC based?
LK-RANCH INC is based in MOUNTAINAIR, NM.