Lake Truck Line Inc
DBA LAKE TRUCK LINES
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 6
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 45
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 25, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 36 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2022 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 12, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 13, 2018 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2016 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2014 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 17, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2013 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2012 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 7, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |