Carrier profile · USDOT 561824 · MC-275289 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Lake Truck Line Inc

DBA LAKE TRUCK LINES

45 power unitsavg 14.8 yrRegional · 3 statesPLEASANTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-275289 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(210) 965-4441 Email dispatchSCOTTS@LAKETRUCKLINES.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.6%

▲ 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-mo43.6%

▲ 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

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

55 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 55 vehicle and 55 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 27.2 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 6

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 45-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 55
Annualized: ≈28 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance90 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 13 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’21 · 15 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Southern’95–’98

Old American’02–’05

Great West’17–’21

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. · since Nov 2021

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2017 → Dec 2021	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	3
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2015	$1M	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$1M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2011 → Nov 2012	$1M	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$1M	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2010	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$1M	2
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2005 → Nov 2006	$1M	2
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Oct 2005	$1M	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1M	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	2
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Apr 2000	$1M	10
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1998	$1M	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Jun 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

32.7%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

PLEASANTON, TX

5842 E FM 476

Top corridor

TX 52 · NM 2 · LA 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.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1346427 USDOT 3122408 USDOT 1427730 USDOT 3837499 USDOT 2882331 USDOT 3339606 USDOT 3827862 USDOT 3418601

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5842 E FM 476, PLEASANTON, TX, 78064
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (210) 965-4441
Cell: (210) 275-1557
Email: scotts@laketrucklines.com
Web domain: laketrucklines.com

Registration

Officers: Charles Newcomb · Scott Smith
USDOT / docket: 561824 · MC-275289
First registered: Apr 28, 1994
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 1,200,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 18, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,200,000

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 LAKE TRUCK LINE INC.

LAKE TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 561824) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. effective Nov 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 55 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 55 vehicle-level and 55 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 18, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAKE TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number?

LAKE TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number is 561824, and its motor carrier number is MC-275289.

Is LAKE TRUCK LINE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is LAKE TRUCK LINE INC's safety record?

LAKE TRUCK LINE INC has a 43.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LAKE TRUCK LINE INC's fleet?

LAKE TRUCK LINE INC operates 45 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LAKE TRUCK LINE INC based?

LAKE TRUCK LINE INC is based in PLEASANTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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