Carrier profile · USDOT 1783769 · MC-285136 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Lawson Enterprise Transportation Inc

DBA ACT II TRANSPORATION

0 power unitsCOAL VALLEY, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-285136 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(309) 799-8891 Email dispatchRICKLAWSON@ACTIITRANSPORTATION.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’12 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

General Security’00–’03

National Interstate’04–’08

National Interstate’11–now

1995200320112019now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2012

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Jul 2008	$5M	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Mar 2004	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2004	$5M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2004	$5M	1
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2000 → Feb 2003	$5M	4
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1999 → Apr 2000	$5M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Jan 1999	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → Mar 1997	$5M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1995 → Mar 1997	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1995 → Feb 1996	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

COAL VALLEY, IL

310 EAST 1ST AVENUE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@actiitransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 591393

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rick lawson — 2 carriers: USDOT 1652246

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 310 EAST 1ST AVENUE, COAL VALLEY, IL, 61240
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (309) 799-8891
Cell: (309) 738-1500
Fax: (309) 799-7901
Email: ricklawson@actiitransportation.com
Web domain: actiitransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Rick Lawson · Rick Lawson
USDOT / docket: 1783769 · MC-285136
First registered: Jun 19, 2008
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2026 · 100,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 25, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

100,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC.

LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1783769) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 29, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 0 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 25, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1783769, and its motor carrier number is MC-285136.

Is LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

How big is LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 0 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC based?

LAWSON ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in COAL VALLEY, IL.

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