Carrier profile · USDOT 1216817 · MC-482859 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Lucky River Transportation Corporation

DBA LUCKY STAR

0 power unitsavg 7.5 yrRegional · 3 statesBOSTON, MA94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-482859 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 12.5%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 — 16 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 10.5 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

4%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
0violations
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
8%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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 52 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 13 total · 2 in 24 mo

13
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
7
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20241010
20231001
20191001
20181011
20171011
20161001
20141011
20111001
20101010
20091011
20071011
20051001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 6, 2025CT00Yes
Nov 10, 2024CT02No
Oct 18, 2023MA00Yes
Apr 26, 2019MA00Yes
Nov 28, 2018CT05Yes
Jul 30, 2017CT02Yes
Mar 2, 2016NY00Yes
Jan 26, 2014CT01Yes
Nov 16, 2011MA00Yes
May 31, 2010NY01No
Sep 2, 2009CT01Yes
Jul 8, 2007CT06Yes
Dec 29, 2005CT00Yes