L K S TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 470959
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (541 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)10 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 Number | 470959 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-313982 |
| Legal Name | L K S TRANSPORTATION LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6142213399 |
| Address | 495 SOUTH HIGH STREET SUITE 50, Columbus, OH, 43215 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20110131) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 91 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 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)
| Inspections | 79 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 10 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 10 towaway) |
- 2026-04-17 — CO — towaway
- 2026-02-16 — IN — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-20 — OH — towaway
- 2025-12-18 — OH — towaway
- 2025-12-09 — PA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (28), 20 (26), 51 (14).
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) | 541 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 386 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 11,920,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 02-OCT-25 |
L K S TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 541 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in OH.
Nearby
Other carriers in Columbus, OH
- BORDEN INC — USDOT 103805, 2494 power units
- OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — USDOT 411579, 1881 power units
- THE FISHEL COMPANY — USDOT 95203, 959 power units
- OHIO POWER COMPANY — USDOT 44649, 889 power units
- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION — USDOT 326869, 835 power units
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