LKG SERVICES AND SALES INC
USDOT 3186861MC-Docket MC1010270SANTA MARIA, CA
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LKG SERVICES AND SALES INC (USDOT 3186861) in SANTA MARIA, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-10-10 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2025-06-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.39
Hours of service
No alert
measure 4.2
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.2
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.92
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Crashes
20
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 9
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 8
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 25%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 41.2%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 6 times last 2025-06-23
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-04-11
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2020-10-10
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
29
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
60
Violations
15
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-24 → 2026-04-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-17
CA
Tow-away
2024-08-28
CA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
36 | 10 | 2026-04-09 |
Hours of service 395
|
7 | 2 | 2026-04-09 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2026-04-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 1 | 2024-07-24 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2026-04-08 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2023-08-02 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2026-04-08 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Passenger) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Rim spoke wheel or adapter cracked | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inadequate braking system | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension conn | OOS |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inadequate braking system | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension conn | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inadequate braking system | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inadequate braking system | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 24 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-09 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205A-WRC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1-ELDNUM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-HOSPVID | — | — |
2026-04-08 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
2026-03-10 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2025-10-18 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-09-02 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-09-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-09-02 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 40A-B | — | — |
2025-09-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-05-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2025-05-14 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 40A-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STCB | OOS | — |
2025-05-13 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STCB | OOS | — |
2025-05-13 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 40A-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2025-05-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-05-13 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 40A-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | OOS | — |
2024-12-13 3 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2024-08-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(ii) | — | — |
2024-07-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-07-23 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-04-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-02-07 4 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
2023-12-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-09-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | OOS | — |
2023-08-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
2023-08-01 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
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