Carrier profile · USDOT 587228 · MC-284287 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Lax Freight Services Inc

1 power unitavg 5.9 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-284287 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 661-9463 Email dispatchsgoding@iab-sd.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

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 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 39 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 20 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 18.5 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈13.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈13.5 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Monterey’04–’12

Monterey’12–’15

United Specialty’15–’17

Knight Specialty’17–’19

Trisura Specialty’20–’22

Southlake Specialty’24–’26

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750K	2
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2017	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2015	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Feb 2012	$750K	18

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

85.7%

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

SAN DIEGO, CA

1655 SAINT ANDREWS COVE

Top corridor

CA 18

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 999539Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 999539 USDOT 3503652

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@iab-sd.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 999539

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1655 SAINT ANDREWS COVE, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 661-9463
Email: sgoding@iab-sd.com
Web domain: iab-sd.com

Registration

Officer: Steve Goding
USDOT / docket: 587228 · MC-284287
First registered: Jan 17, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 30,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

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 LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC.

LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC (USDOT 587228) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 587228, and its motor carrier number is MC-284287.

Is LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC's safety record?

LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC's fleet?

LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC based?

LAX FREIGHT SERVICES INC is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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