L K L ASSOCIATES INC

USDOT 727755MC-Docket MC648187SPANISH FORK, UT
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized115 power units

L K L ASSOCIATES INC (USDOT 727755) in SPANISH FORK, UT — 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2005-09-13 (C).
  • 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2005-09-16

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.52
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.34
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.13
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.4

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
40
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
115
Total drivers
113
Years in business
28
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
7.3%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
28.6%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
None on file
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-05-05
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2005-09-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

56
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
68
Violations
11
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-14.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-09-22 UT 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
27 7 2026-04-07
Unsafe driving 392
18 1 2026-04-07
General safety regulations 390
2 1 2024-09-10
Hours of service 395
2 1 2025-08-29
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2026-04-18

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-07 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-09-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-08-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-08-13 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-08-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2025-08-13 Vehicle Maintenance Dressed Lumber/Similar Building Products - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. OOS
2025-07-29 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2025-07-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-07-18 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-01-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-01-28 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2025-01-28 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-01-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2024-11-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-11-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2024-10-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) OOS
2024-10-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-09-10 Controlled Substances/​Alcohol Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse OOS
2024-09-10 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2024-09-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2024-09-10 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2024-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Bleedback system is defective on trailer
2024-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
2024-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-07-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-18 UT · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-04-07 UT · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-03-25 CO · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
2026-03-20 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-12-03 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-09-25 AZ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2025-09-24 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-08-29 ID · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
2025-08-13 UT · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 118D-CDL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2025-07-29 AZ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
2025-07-22 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-07-18 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2025-07-01 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2025-05-16 CO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-05-13 UT · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-04-09 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2025-02-12 UT · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2025-01-28 UT · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
2024-09-10 NV · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
General safety regulations 390 3(e) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
2024-09-09 UT · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-08-29 UT · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-07-31 UT · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
2024-02-29 UT · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2024-01-10 UT · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
2023-10-05 UT · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)

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