L K S Transportation LLC (USDOT 470959)
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9
Crashes · 24 mo
0
Fatal · 24 mo
$1M
Insurance limit on file
L K S TRANSPORTATION LLC, operating under USDOT number 470959, carries a crash record of ten total incidents, with two injuries reported and no fatalities recorded across those events. Approximately 22.2 percent of those crashes occurred during nighttime hours, meaning the large majority took place during daylight conditions. Alongside those ten crashes, FMCSA records show two separate authority revocations on file, with timing on record. FMCSA records also flag the carrier as underinsured, with a $1,000,000 liability limit on file, alongside the ten crashes and two reported injuries in the carrier's history.
The violation picture over the most recent 24-month period is substantial: 58 violations recorded, spanning driver-fitness and controlled-substances categories. These are not maintenance-category violations — the carrier's maintenance percentile rank of 53 places it in the middle of the carrier population for that dimension — but the driver-fitness and controlled-substances violations represent a distinct and specific area of the compliance record. A 24-month total of 58 violations in those categories reflects an elevated volume for a carrier of this operating profile. Separately, FMCSA records show one insurance coverage gap on file, with the longest such gap extending 128 days.
Taken together, the public FMCSA record for USDOT 470959 reflects ten crashes with two injuries, two authority revocations, 58 driver-fitness and controlled-substances violations across 24 months, a 128-day insurance lapse, and an underinsured flag — all drawn from federal compliance and crash data.
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — L K S Transportation LLC
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | CO | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 20, 2026 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 18, 2025 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 9, 2025 | PA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| May 28, 2025 | IN | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Apr 24, 2025 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 14, 2025 | CO | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 28, 2024 | IN | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 23, 2024 | IN | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
Apr 17, 2026
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- CO
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- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 20, 2026
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- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 18, 2025
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- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 9, 2025
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- PA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
May 28, 2025
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- IN
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Apr 24, 2025
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- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 14, 2025
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- CO
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 28, 2024
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- IN
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 23, 2024
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- IN
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (github-actions-monthly) · Data snapshot Jun 16, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 58 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: controlled substances, driver fitness. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 9 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 2 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 22.2% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.81) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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