Carrier profile · USDOT 2398863 · MC-825019 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LEE TRANSPORTATION INC

32 power unitsavg 5.9 yrMulti-region · 13 statesPONTIAC, MI94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-825019 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(888) 990-9096 Email dispatchnicholasmichael@leetransportation.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 111 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 47 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 14.4 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

71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 32-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’13 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2013

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jun 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 32
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 51

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

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

26.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

PONTIAC, MI

563 N CASS AVE

Top corridor

MI 38 · MO 11 · IN 8

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1276267 USDOT 1383666Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1276267 USDOT 1383666 USDOT 3352289 USDOT 51938 USDOT 345269 USDOT 1822596

Shares a company officer with other carriers

nick michael — 2 carriers: USDOT 1417790

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: 563 N CASS AVE, PONTIAC, MI, 48342
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (888) 990-9096
Cell: (248) 709-8292
Fax: (248) 920-0637
Email: nicholasmichael@leetransportation.us
Web domain: leetransportation.us

Registration

Officers: Nick Michael · Nick Michael
USDOT / docket: 2398863 · MC-825019
First registered: Apr 22, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2025 · 1,542,990 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 79688713

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,542,990

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 LEE TRANSPORTATION INC.

LEE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2398863) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 27, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 47 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 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 32 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is LEE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

LEE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2398863, and its motor carrier number is MC-825019.

Is LEE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is LEE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

LEE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 12.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 111 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).