LYONS TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 284767 MC# 186654 DUNS# 63031918 Sanger, CA Authorized For-Hire
(559) 647-7344 mpetersen@lyonstransportation.com 250 S Academy, Sanger CA 93657
27 power units · all owned 27 drivers 2.1M mi/yr · ~79k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 78.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
39 yrs history · 60 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
27
Drivers · CDL
27 · 27
Annual miles
2.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 26 0 0 26
Trailers 52 0 0 52

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-29-1993) · 33 yr old
Registered
01-05-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-10-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ALBERT PETERSEN, PRESIDENT
Officer
MARK PETERSEN VP

Cargo

62.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages
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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 9% below typical. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.33×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.44× and out-of-service orders 0.44× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -22%. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 78% of inspections found no violations.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
60
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.8%
4 of 37
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 60
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in California (about 70 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.029
Inspections 1.89 1.12
Violations 0.30 0.78
Critical violations 0.07 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 4 OOS
    Tires 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · Over hours limit 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
  • May
    4
    2025
    Oklahoma
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

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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$1,000,000 · CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 12, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1990
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
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 21, 1990)

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
  • California (HQ) 26
  • New Mexico 7
  • New York 6
  • Washington 5
  • Oregon 3
  • Texas 3
  • Ohio 2
  • Oklahoma 2

43% of inspections were in its home state.