Carrier profile · USDOT 877027 · MC-674080 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Locomotive Service Inc

50 power unitsavg 11.6 yrMulti-region · 8 statesLAKEWOOD, CO83/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-674080 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(720) 898-8577 Email dispatchjhufford@locomotiveservice.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 20 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 20.9 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 3

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 50-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: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.519 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’08–’13

Arch’13–’17

Xl Specialty’17–’19

Greenwich’19–’23

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2023	$1M	3
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2019	$1M	3
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2017	$1M	6
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

16.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

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

Home base

LAKEWOOD, CO

200 UNION BLVD STE 410

Top corridor

MT ⇄ CO

MT 7 · IL 4 · NM 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1918272

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 200 UNION BLVD STE 410, LAKEWOOD, CO, 80228
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (720) 898-8577
Fax: (866) 496-1705
Email: jhufford@locomotiveservice.com
Web domain: locomotiveservice.com

Registration

Officers: Michael A Kester · John B Hufford
USDOT / docket: 877027 · MC-674080
First registered: May 2, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2024 · 560,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 17, 2017
D-U-N-S: 613836357

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

102

Drivers

102

CDL drivers

560,000

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 LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC.

LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC (USDOT 877027) has a Vektor safety score of 83/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 102 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 17, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 877027, and its motor carrier number is MC-674080.

Is LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC's safety record?

LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 83/100 (tier: review).

How big is LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC's fleet?

LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC operates 50 power units and 102 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC based?

LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC is based in LAKEWOOD, CO, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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