L & A TRUCKING LLC

WATERTOWN, SD

Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 29, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Coverage resumed · Apr 26, 2010

Coverage resumed · Apr 1, 2022

Contract (Property) reinstated · May 20, 2010

Policy effective · May 10, 2024

Review these

Prior insurance gap · 1230 days Dec 13, 2006 → Apr 26, 2010
Prior insurance gap · 20 days Mar 12, 2022 → Apr 1, 2022
Contract (Property) gap · 1248 days Inactive Dec 19, 2006 → reinstated May 20, 2010
Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — L & A TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 166253)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 1230 days — Dec 13, 2006 → Apr 26, 2010
  • Prior insurance gap · 20 days — Mar 12, 2022 → Apr 1, 2022
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1248 days — Inactive Dec 19, 2006 → reinstated May 20, 2010
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/166253/
As of: Oct 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 166253 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Conditional rated Owner: LARRY ENGELS Livestock Grain / Feed / Hay Based in WATERTOWN, SD

FMCSA census as of Oct 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 84/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=229368 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

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.

Operating authority

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active

common

Insurance

UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 166253

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

MC / docket MC382915

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner LARRY ENGELS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Livestock, Grain / Feed / Hay

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 135,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (605) 956-0702

Physical

17546 448TH AVE

WATERTOWN, SD 57201

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 166253

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 135,000 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.25 vs 1.80 -1.55

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

BMC-91X · $750,000 · CA978635010

Effective May 10, 2024

UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

BMC-91X · CA978635010

Effective May 10, 2024

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 2022-04-26 (1,648 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy effective May 10, 2024
Process Agent
ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC382915
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked

2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 229,368 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 229,368 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 229,368 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 19, 2006 to May 20, 2010 (1248 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 13, 2006 to Apr 26, 2010 (1230 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 12, 2022 to Apr 1, 2022 (20 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-12 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS %	Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN)	1	0.0%	Oct 29, 2025
North Dakota (ND)	1	0.0%	Dec 3, 2024
Nebraska (NE)	1	0.0%	Oct 20, 2025
South Dakota (SD)	1	0.0%	Oct 14, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		4
Wilson		2
Utility		1
Vanguard		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	6.28	6	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89268442	Oct 14, 2026	SD	2	WEBSTER SD	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR4952 · 1XPXD49X4LD639696	1	392.2-SLLS1	No
86239725	Oct 29, 2025	MN	3	MONTEVIDEO MN	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR49452 · 1XPXD49X4LD639696	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
86096431	Oct 20, 2025	NE	3	FREMONT SCALE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR49452 · 1XPXD49X4LD639696	0	—	No
83321106	Dec 3, 2024	ND	3	WILLISTON ND	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR SD PR45974 · 1XPXD49X38N767235	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
WI0000048526	Jan 12, 2006	WI	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC382915

Active

Granted Apr 26, 2022

View full authority record →

common

MC382915

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC382915	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Apr 26, 2022	MC382915-P	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
May 20, 2010	MC382915-P	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
May 5, 2010	MC382915	Name Change	Reinstatement	Metadata only

Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA978635010	91X	$750,000	May 10, 2024	On file	ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA978635010	BMC-91X	—	May 10, 2024	On file	ACTIVE
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	0001054018	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 1, 2022	May 10, 2024	REPLACED
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	0001054018	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 1, 2022	Jun 1, 2024	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 20 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 12, 2022 to Apr 1, 2022
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	0000915944	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 22, 2019	Mar 12, 2022	CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP78183A	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 26, 2010	Jan 22, 2019	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 1230 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 13, 2006 to Apr 26, 2010
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP87893B	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 28, 2000	Dec 13, 2006	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jun 1, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.
May 13, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
Details →
May 10, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.
Apr 26, 2022

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Mar 21, 2022

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →
Mar 21, 2022

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Mar 12, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.
Mar 12, 2022

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 20 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 1, 2022)
Jan 22, 2019

insurance

TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Dec 19, 2006

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →
Dec 19, 2006

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Dec 19, 2006

authority gap

Contract (Property) authority inactive: 1248 days (through May 20, 2010)
Dec 13, 2006

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Dec 13, 2006

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 1230 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 26, 2010)

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
MONTEVIDEO MN	MN	1
WILLISTON ND	ND	1
FREMONT SCALE	NE	1
WEBSTER SD	SD	1

Booking & risk tools

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Related Records

South Dakota carriers Watertown carriers UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO. 4 inspections 1 reportable crash Book / don't book Insurance check Cancel desk

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