Carrier profile · USDOT 318730 · MC-162539 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Lindell May Trucking Service Inc

12 power unitsavg 17.8 yrLocal · 1 statesMETROPOLIS, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162539 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 25.0 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 12-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

20%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance

16measure

SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 10 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 11 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2021	1	0	1	1
2018	1	0	0	1
2012	1	0	1	1
2011	2	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1	1
2005	1	1	1	1
2004	1	0	1	1
2002	1	0	0	1
1998	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Apr 8, 2021	IL	0	1	Yes
Oct 18, 2018	KY	0	0	Yes
Jun 18, 2012	IL	0	1	Yes
Jun 29, 2011	IL	0	0	Yes
Mar 31, 2011	KY	1	1	Yes
Jun 12, 2007	IL	0	1	Yes
Sep 14, 2006	IL	0	1	Yes
Mar 30, 2005	IL	1	1	Yes
Dec 21, 2004	IL	0	1	Yes
Sep 3, 2002	KY	0	0	Yes
Mar 10, 1998	IL	0	1	Yes