Carrier profile · USDOT 979383 · MC-432151 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FDL of Lake Charles Inc

DBA BAYOU WRECKER

5 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesLAKE CHARLES, LA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-432151 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.0Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(337) 497-0888 Email dispatchbayouwreckerandtowing@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

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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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’02–’07

State National’07–’11

Amguard’17–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2025	$1M	11
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Aug 2017	$1M	1
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$1M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$1M	2
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$1M	1
QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2011	$1M	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2007	$1M	6
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2001 → Sep 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

LAKE CHARLES, LA

2300 HODGES ST

Top corridor

LA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2300 HODGES ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70601
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (337) 497-0888
Cell: (337) 661-1904
Email: bayouwreckerandtowing@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Fred Leger · Sarah Lenkowski
USDOT / docket: 979383 · MC-432151
First registered: Sep 24, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 35,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

35,000

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 FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC.

FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC (USDOT 979383) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC's USDOT number?

FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC's USDOT number is 979383, and its motor carrier number is MC-432151.

Is FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC's safety record?

FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC's fleet?

FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC based?

FDL OF LAKE CHARLES INC is based in LAKE CHARLES, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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