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LESTER R SUMMERS INC

DBA: SUMMERS TRUCKING

LESTER R SUMMERS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 70 power units and 63 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Ephrata, PA. Across 92 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 6.5% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Oct 1, 2025
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Service of Process Agents, Inc. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — LESTER R SUMMERS INC (USDOT 10702)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Service of Process Agents, Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/10702/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 10702 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: REBECCA E SUMMERS Company officer 2: KENNETH R. SUMMERS General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects +9 more Based in EPHRATA, PA Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 87/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0.8% vs peer median 0.7% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 6.6% vs peer median 17.5% (better). n=14514 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Service of Process Agents, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 10702
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
MC / docket MC123821
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer REBECCA E SUMMERS
Company officer 2 KENNETH R. SUMMERS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Oilfield Equipment, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Paper Products, Utilities, Farm Supplies, Construction, Other (CONCRETE PRODUCTS)
Fleet size 70 units
Drivers 63
Annual mileage 3,675,181 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (717) 733-6556
Email: [email protected]
Physical
40 GARDEN SPOT ROAD SUITE 100
EPHRATA, PA 17522
Mailing
40 GARDEN SPOT RD SUITE 100
EPHRATA, PA 17522
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 10702
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,675,181 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 6.6% vs 23.4% -16.8 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.8% vs 6.7% -5.9 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.37 vs 1.80 -1.43
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 1993-02-04 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 69 0 0
Trailers 421 0 0
Trucks 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 92 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 185 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 92 92 0
OOS inspections 0 6 0
OOS percentage 0% 6.52% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
70
Drivers
63
Inspections
185
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
6.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
92 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

SUMMERS TRUCKING had 92 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 6.5%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

92 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (29) and NY (28).

Violation profile

6.5% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 19 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 70 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 63 drivers; Mack, Fontaine, and Nelson mfg are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 14,514 ACTIVE carriers operating 35–105 power units (±50% of this carrier's 70 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0.8%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0.7%
Median across 14,514 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta +0.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
6.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
17.5%
Median across 14,514 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -10.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (32 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
21 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
9 violations
3 OOS · 33.3%
General/Admin
2 violations
Hours of Service
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 29 4 13.8% Aug 19, 2026
New York (NY) 28 1 3.6% Jan 20, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 10 0 0.0% Sep 11, 2026
Ohio (OH) 7 0 0.0% Jun 24, 2026
New Jersey (NJ) 7 1 14.3% Jul 10, 2026
Michigan (MI) 5 0 0.0% Jun 24, 2026
Delaware (DE) 2 0 0.0% Jul 14, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Mar 4, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Oct 13, 2025
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Dec 17, 2025
West Virginia (WV) 1 0 0.0% Dec 3, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Mack 90
Fontaine 34
Freightliner 28
Nelson Mfg 22
Peterbilt 18
Great Dane 8
Nelson Man 8
Utility 8
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 4 — 0.03 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 6 — 1.10 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 12 — 1.76 2 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (185 rows) View all 185 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88969137 Sep 11, 2026 PA 3 NEWBERRY TWP PA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH57036 · 1M1AN4GY6RM047905
1 393.9B-LLPL No
88758884 Aug 19, 2026 MD 3 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH64366 · 1M1AN4GY0SM047906
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
88699018 Aug 12, 2026 MD 3 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH64366 · 1M1AN4GY0SM047906
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
88626398 Aug 6, 2026 PA 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH90644 · 1XPBDP0X4VD847217
0 — No
88426393 Jul 15, 2026 MD 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH85340 · 1XPBD40X5LD714672
0 — No
88401273 Jul 14, 2026 DE 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AG76692 · 3AKJGED19KDKK7027
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
88373645 Jul 10, 2026 NJ 3 GREENWICH SCALE EB
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH79596 · 1M1AN4GY1KM004286
0 — No
88303935 Jul 1, 2026 MD 1 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH58674 · 1XPBDP0X0TD799356
0 — No
88246819 Jun 24, 2026 OH 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH37186 · 1XPBD40X6RD681366
0 — No
88227790 Jun 24, 2026 MI 3 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH26918 · 1M1AN4GY3RM040250
0 — No
88176242 Jun 16, 2026 OH 2 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AG53477 · 1M1AN4GY7PM038367
2 392.2-SLL, 393.55E-B No
88166308 Jun 16, 2026 NJ 2 GREENWICH SCALE EB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH75197 · 1FUJHLD18TLWU4150
1 393.55E-B No
88159610 Jun 16, 2026 PA 3 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AF19163 · 1M1AN4GY4RM042315
2 392.2-SLLTL, 392.2-SLL No
88135623 Jun 11, 2026 MD 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH75197 · 1FUJHLD18TLWU4150
2 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LHWS Yes
87945543 May 22, 2026 MD 2 —
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH23093 · 1M1AN4GY5NM031141
1 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
87922545 May 21, 2026 NJ 2 CARNEYS POINT SCALE
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AG63121 · 1M1AN4GY9PM038368
0 — No
87726776 Apr 29, 2026 MI 3 ROAD
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH58675 · 1M1AN4GY7RM041921
0 — No
87670297 Apr 21, 2026 NJ 1 NJ
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH57036 · 1M1AN4GY6RM047905
0 — No
87590184 Apr 14, 2026 MD 3 PERRYVILLE MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AG92450 · 1XPBD40X1LD714670
1 2-SLLEWG3 No
87520579 Apr 7, 2026 MD 3 PERRYVILLE MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH65550 · 1XPBDP0XXTD799753
1 — No
87505355 Apr 6, 2026 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AG92450 · 1XPBD40X1LD714670
2 — Yes
87201564 Mar 4, 2026 KY 2 MOREHEAD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH45894 · 1XPBD40XXRD665770
0 — No
86973453 Feb 4, 2026 MD 3 PERRYVILLE MD
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH18115 · 1M1AN4GY3NM031140
0 — No
86895402 Jan 20, 2026 NY 3 CAMPBELL NY
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH23093 · 1M1AN4GY5NM031141
2 395.24, 392.2-SLLIFTA No
86850144 Jan 19, 2026 OH 3 HUBBARD OH
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH45894 · 1XPBD40XXRD665770
0 — No
Recent Crashes (92 rows) View all 92 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA502007100X Feb 21, 2025 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0024711329 Apr 15, 2024 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA403408200X Apr 11, 2024 PA 0 5 Yes No Injury
PA400726200X Jan 17, 2024 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA307392400X Aug 15, 2023 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA209031300X Sep 28, 2022 PA 0 1 No No Injury
NJ0022551426 Jul 22, 2022 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0021906736 Mar 31, 2021 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0021900268 Jan 4, 2021 NJ 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA004982000X Jun 24, 2020 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA002140200X Feb 14, 2020 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA910851500X Oct 25, 2019 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA901359600X Jan 28, 2019 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0018944209 Nov 28, 2018 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3675714800 Jun 9, 2017 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
NJ0017172948 May 23, 2017 NJ 0 1 No No Injury
MD17A0323812 Mar 27, 2017 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA703037800X Mar 16, 2017 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA611227500X Aug 30, 2016 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD16A0241285 Jul 13, 2016 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3621910500 Apr 28, 2016 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
DE0915009277 Feb 23, 2015 DE 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0015907848 Jan 7, 2015 NJ 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA410927800X Nov 4, 2014 PA 0 2 Yes No Injury
KY0071476180 Jul 11, 2014 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC123821
Active
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Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT46494A 91X $1,000,000 Oct 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. B-11327 CARGO — Oct 1, 2000 Oct 19, 2025 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. B-11327 BIPD — Oct 1, 2000 Oct 1, 2025 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. B-11328 CARGO — Oct 1, 2000 Oct 31, 2000 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. B-11328 CARGO — Oct 1, 2000 Oct 1, 2000 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. B-11327 BIPD — Oct 1, 2000 Oct 19, 2025 CANCELLED
CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO. 259015165 CARGO — Oct 1, 1999 Oct 1, 2000 REPLACED
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. CIM 146043172 00 CARGO — Oct 1, 1998 Oct 1, 1999 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. TRK 176146467 BIPD — Oct 1, 1998 Oct 1, 1998 REPLACED
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. TRK 176146467 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 1998 Oct 1, 2000 REPLACED
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY 169700-75-97-69-3 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 1997 Oct 1, 1998 REPLACED
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. 169300 75 97 69 3 BIPD — Oct 1, 1993 Oct 1, 1997 REPLACED
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. 169300-75-97-69-3 CARGO — Oct 1, 1993 Oct 1, 1998 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 19, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  2. Oct 19, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  3. Oct 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  4. Oct 31, 2000
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  5. Oct 1, 2000
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  6. Oct 1, 2000
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
  7. Oct 1, 2000
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.
  8. Oct 1, 1999
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.
  9. Oct 1, 1998
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
  10. Oct 1, 1998
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY
  11. Oct 1, 1998
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
  12. Oct 1, 1997
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.
  13. Feb 4, 1993
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Mar 29, 1984
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Jun 2, 1982
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Apr 21, 1981
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 19 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 7 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 3
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver Hours of Service 4 0
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy Vehicle Maintenance 3 2
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1

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