LYNX INC

USDOT 1548300 · Doing business as LYNX TRANSPORTATION INC

Active

Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (16 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT1548300
MC NumberMC-575302
Fleet16 power units
Drivers15
Phone3192366136
LocationWaterloo, IA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileSentry Select Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate15.8% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number1548300
MC NumberMC-575302
Legal NameLYNX INC
DBA NameLYNX TRANSPORTATION INC
Entity Type
Phone3192366136
Address5029 SWEET WATER CIRCLE, Waterloo, IA, 50701

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20160825)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerSentry Select Insurance Company
Coverage on File$750,000
Insurance on File Since2024-03-02
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Sentry Select Insurance Company$750,000BMC-91X2024-03-02

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 2015-03-23 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
82 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
84 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
88 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections38
Out-of-Service Rate15.8% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway)
  • 2025-08-10 — MS — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2025-07-10 — CO — towaway
  • 2023-08-03 — MI — 2 injured

Most frequent violation categories: 23 (6), 12 (5), 16 (5).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)16
Drivers15
Recent Annual Mileage2,640,124
Last MCS-150 Filing06-MAR-26

LYNX INC operates 16 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in IA.

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