Carrier profile · USDOT 3106573 · MC-80437 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

L & L TRANSPORT INC

12 power unitsavg 6.9 yrRegional · 4 statesCHICAGO, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-80437 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(872) 296-9301 Email dispatchcontact@lltransportinc.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 above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average28.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
177.842 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’18–’22

Northland’22–’24

Great West’24–’25

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2022	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

737 SOUTH WESTERN AVE

Top corridor

IL 20 · IN 2 · WI 2

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3721645 USDOT 3681966Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 1988346 USDOT 936339 USDOT 2608066 USDOT 2997828 USDOT 3681966 USDOT 1762766 USDOT 4322001

Shares a company officer with other carriers

lonnie brown — 13 carriers: USDOT 321516 USDOT 952704 USDOT 1059703 USDOT 1768975 USDOT 1803826 USDOT 2150981 USDOT 2351461 USDOT 2351587

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 737 SOUTH WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60612
Mailing address: 737 SOUTH WESTERN AVE STOREFRO, CHICAGO, IL, 60612
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (872) 296-9301
Cell: (773) 732-6710
Email: contact@lltransportinc.com
Web domain: lltransportinc.com

Registration

Officer: Lonnie Brown
USDOT / docket: 3106573 · MC-80437
First registered: Mar 8, 2018
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 361,211 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

361,211

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 & L TRANSPORT INC.

L & L TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3106573) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 4 states, 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 12 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is L & L TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

L & L TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 3106573, and its motor carrier number is MC-80437.

Is L & L TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, L & L TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is L & L TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

L & L TRANSPORT INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).