Carrier profile · USDOT 542189 · MC-269287 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

L U Transport Inc

46 power unitsavg 4.9 yrRegional · 5 statesCHICAGO, IL81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269287 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linkslutransport.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 22.6%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 38.7 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 7

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 46-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
46
Inspections · 24 mo
38
Annualized
≈19 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

8%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
34%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
67%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 58 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 194 total · 3 in 24 mo

194
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
3
Fatal
89
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20244023
20221001
20212002
20192012
20184134
20171001
2016120411
2015100310
20145025
20135005
20124023
20116036
20107036
20093021
20087037
20071011
20067035
200510169
200410039
20032301223
2002130910
2001110411
2000120412
1999111710
1998120911
19976036
19964004
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 26, 2025PA00Yes
Oct 29, 2024PA00Yes
Oct 1, 2024NY02No
Jun 20, 2024NJ02Yes
May 2, 2024PA00Yes
Aug 24, 2022NJ00Yes
Sep 10, 2021NC00Yes
Mar 3, 2021NY00Yes
May 24, 2019PA01Yes
Apr 26, 2019NY00Yes
Oct 2, 2018NY02Yes
Sep 17, 2018FL11Yes
Apr 2, 2018NJ05Yes
Jan 8, 2018PA00Yes
Nov 10, 2017PA00Yes
Dec 29, 2016PA00Yes
Dec 5, 2016NJ00Yes
Nov 26, 2016NY01Yes
Nov 23, 2016NJ01Yes
Sep 13, 2016NY01No
Aug 3, 2016FL00Yes
Aug 1, 2016FL00Yes
Jul 21, 2016PA00Yes
Jul 8, 2016NJ02Yes
Jun 13, 2016FL00Yes