LUCKSMITH TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 2170645 MC# 754005 Ballard, UT Authorized For-Hire
(435) 770-6215 trevor@lucksmithtrans.com 130 N 1500 E, Ballard UT 84066
3 tractors · all owned 5 drivers 426k mi/yr · ~142k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 69.3 / 100
Low confidence
15 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
426k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Registered
07-07-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-11-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TREVOR LUCK
Officer
DANI HACKFORD

Cargo

53.9
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Oilfield Equipment General Freight Building Materials Other: AGGREGATE, SAND, ASP Dry Bulk Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.82×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.60× and out-of-service orders 1.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    441 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 4, 2024 – Jan 19, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Sep 2025 – Dec 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 35 of 84 violations (42%). Brake or light defects led to 14 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    66.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 12). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.62× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
24% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
66.7%
8 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
11.8%
2 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
84
23 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Utah (about 4 in 24 months would be typical; 33% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 3.83 1.57
Violations 14.00 1.56
Critical violations 1.67 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

84 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    79 · 21 OOS
    Brakes 35 · Lights 21 · Tires 7 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ended Mar 18, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Jan 2026); PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY → GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Mar 18, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 441 days without a liability filing (Nov 4, 2024 – Jan 19, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 20, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Utah (HQ) 15
  • Arizona 1
  • Wyoming 1