Carrier profile · USDOT 883344 · MC-210653 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LYKE'S INC

DBA KEN'S CHAUFFEURED TRANSPORTATION

0 power unitsORANGE, CT50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210653 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(203) 795-8884 Email dispatchmary@dotauthority.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 2

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers’96–’99

American Country’99–’05

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2009

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$1.5M	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2008	$1.5M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2007	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1.5M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2005 → Jul 2007	$1.5M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Sep 2005	$1.5M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Aug 2005	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN COUNTRY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2005	$1.5M	5
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1999	$1.5M	1
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Sep 1996	$1.5M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Apr 1994 → Apr 1995	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ORANGE, CT

1038 B GARDEN RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dotauthority.com — 1480 carriers: USDOT 13397 USDOT 138056 USDOT 261915 USDOT 304514 USDOT 345813 USDOT 353818 USDOT 419903 USDOT 430020

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1038 B GARDEN RD, ORANGE, CT, 06477
Mailing address: PO BOX 610, ORANGE, CT, 06477-1042
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (203) 795-8884
Cell: (203) 727-6840
Fax: (203) 795-9803
Email: mary@dotauthority.com
Web domain: dotauthority.com

Registration

Officers: Kenneth E Lyke Jr · Selena Lopez
USDOT / docket: 883344 · MC-210653
First registered: May 31, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jun 29, 2016 · 10,000 mi (2015)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 LYKE'S INC.

LYKE'S INC (USDOT 883344) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from HANOVER INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 29, 2016.

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