Carrier profile · USDOT 257331 · MC-182906 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC

52 power unitsavg 12.9 yrLocal · 2 statesVERDI, NV76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-182906 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

52Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(775) 345-6900 Email dispatchlstverdi@aol.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Established 41 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes17 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 120 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

10.8

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

10.8

▼ 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

Asset-based

52 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

50 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 50 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

46 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '25 · 12

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 52-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 52
Inspections · 24 mo: 50
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Employers’02–’08

Financial Pacific’09–’14

National Interstate’14–’26

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2014	$750K	8
GENERAL FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2002 → May 2008	$750K	1
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Sep 2001 → May 2002	$750K	1
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2001	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2000 → May 2000	$750K	1
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	May 2000 → Sep 2001	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1996 → May 1998	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 52
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

45%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

VERDI, NV

2855 US 40

Top corridor

CA ⇄ NV

CA 33 · NV 17

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 635783 USDOT 3121702 USDOT 3580096 USDOT 2805503Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2885921 USDOT 2289166 USDOT 3580096 USDOT 3056118 USDOT 3903618 USDOT 4059974 USDOT 612644 USDOT 3114750

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2855 US 40, VERDI, NV, 89439
Mailing address: PO BOX 1341, VERDI, NV, 89439
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (775) 345-6900
Fax: (775) 345-6909
Email: lstverdi@aol.com

Registration

Officer: James W. Fernhoff
USDOT / docket: 257331 · MC-182906
First registered: Apr 10, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2025 · 1,162,620 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 23, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,162,620

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 LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC.

LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 257331) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 50 driver-level — across 2 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 52 power units and 34 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 23, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 257331, and its motor carrier number is MC-182906.

Is LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

LAKESIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 10.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 120 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).