Carrier profile · USDOT 12809 · MC-148055 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

L & B CARTAGE INC

31 power unitsavg 9.9 yrRegional · 3 statesBRIDGEPORT, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148055 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 759-5544 Email dispatchdispatch@lb-omni.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average54.6% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 54.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 9.8 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 31-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.88 Television receiversVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’22 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Amerisure’94–’02

Lincoln General’02–’08

Illinois National’09–’12

Hastings’17–’20

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC. · since Nov 2022

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2017 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Oct 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$750K	3
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Oct 2012	$750K	4
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2002 → Feb 2008	$750K	3
AMERISURE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1994 → Sep 2002	$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): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

23.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

BRIDGEPORT, MI

5425 DIXIE HWY SUITE 2

Top corridor

MI 9 · IN 2 · OH 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 422519 USDOT 559942 USDOT 2954069 USDOT 3243844

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5425 DIXIE HWY SUITE 2, BRIDGEPORT, MI, 48722
Mailing address: PO BOX 404, BRIDGEPORT, MI, 48722
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (989) 759-5544
Fax: (989) 759-5400
Email: dispatch@lb-omni.com
Web domain: lb-omni.com

Registration

Officers: Sam Stewart · David Herber Jr
USDOT / docket: 12809 · MC-148055
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2025 · 1,280,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 11, 2004
D-U-N-S: 82218058

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,280,000

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 L & B CARTAGE INC.

L & B CARTAGE INC (USDOT 12809) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC. effective Nov 6, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 54.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 11, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is L & B CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?

L & B CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 12809, and its motor carrier number is MC-148055.

Is L & B CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, L & B CARTAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is L & B CARTAGE INC's safety record?

L & B CARTAGE INC has a 54.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).