Carrier profile · USDOT 213745 · MC-308858 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LYKINS TRANSPORTATION INC

50 power unitsMILFORD, OH50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-308858 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(513) 831-8820 Email dispatchRON.LYKINS1963@GMAIL.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.

Established 44 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 50 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — 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: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Union’96–’14

Federated’16–’23

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2016 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
HOUSTON CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2014 → Oct 2016	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2014 → Oct 2016	$1M	1
HOUSTON CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 1996 → Oct 2014	$1M	8

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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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

MILFORD, OH

5163 WOLFPEN-PLEASANT HILL RD

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5163 WOLFPEN-PLEASANT HILL RD, MILFORD, OH, 45150
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (513) 831-8820
Cell: (513) 678-8941
Fax: (513) 831-1428
Email: ron.lykins1963@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Donald J. Lykins · Ronald W. Lykins
USDOT / docket: 213745 · MC-308858
First registered: Jun 8, 1982
Last MCS-150: Mar 22, 2022 · 5,258,645 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 18230573

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

143

Drivers

143

CDL drivers

5,258,645

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 LYKINS TRANSPORTATION INC.

LYKINS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 213745) 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 has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing 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.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 143 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 22, 2022.

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