Carrier profile · USDOT 1386631 · MC-528100 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC

11 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCHICAGO, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-528100 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2010–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 506-6100 Email dispatchinfo@lakeshorefreight.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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2010–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 10.4 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’06–’09

Gramercy’10–’12

Great West’12–’18

Artisan Truckers’22–’24

County Hall’24–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP · since Aug 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2018	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2012 → May 2018	$750K	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2012	$750K	2
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$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): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

61.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

8770 W BRYN MAWR AVE SUITE 1300

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IL

KY 4 · IL 4 · MO 3

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3788627 USDOT 4208159 USDOT 2575336 USDOT 3707474 USDOT 3727803 USDOT 4238796Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3229630 USDOT 3528031 USDOT 3727803 USDOT 3707474 USDOT 4036587 USDOT 3153933 USDOT 3833593 USDOT 3788627

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: 8770 W BRYN MAWR AVE SUITE 1300, CHICAGO, IL, 60631
Mailing address: 8770 W BRYN MAWR AVE SUITE 130, CHICAGO, IL, 60631
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 506-6100
Email: info@lakeshorefreight.com
Web domain: lakeshorefreight.com

Registration

Officer: Karima Ghanimah
USDOT / docket: 1386631 · MC-528100
First registered: Jun 21, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2025 · 1,500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,500,000

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 LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC.

LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC (USDOT 1386631) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP effective Aug 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 11 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 1386631, and its motor carrier number is MC-528100.

Is LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC's safety record?

LAKESHORE FREIGHT INC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).