LITEHOUSE INC

DOT# 229897 MC# 174433 DUNS# 51171130 Sandpoint, ID Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(208) 920-2319 gbalison@litehouseinc.com 1109 N Ella Ave, Sandpoint ID 83864
56 power units 56 drivers 4.1M mi/yr · ~74k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 85.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
43 yrs history · 84 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
56
Drivers · CDL
56 · 56
Annual miles
4.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 8 47 0 55
Trailers 48 38 0 86

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-04-1993) · 33 yr old
Registered
03-18-1983 (43 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-10-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KELLY J. PRIOR
Officer
MATT BURROWS

Cargo

56.9
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.9 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.58× and out-of-service orders 0.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 16 of 46 violations (35%). Brake or tire defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • High speeding: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
84
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.2%
7 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 84
National avg 6.7%
Violations
46
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.018 0.025
Inspections 1.09 0.91
Violations 0.41 0.53
Critical violations 0.10 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

46 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 8 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Tires 5 · Lights 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 7 · Reckless / lane 5 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Sep
    24
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2003 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1992
Cargo filing
on file · AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY since Mar 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 7, 2004)

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
  • Montana 13
  • Washington 12
  • Utah 9
  • Idaho (HQ) 6
  • Michigan 5
  • California 4
  • North Dakota 4
  • Ohio 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 84 inspections were in Idaho.