LIL JOHN TRANSPORT LLC

USDOT 2210174 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: WILLIS STEINER General Freight Based in APPLE CREEK, OH

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · Feb 15, 2021

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file REGISTERED AGENTS INC Details →
OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — LIL JOHN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2210174)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — REGISTERED AGENTS INC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2210174/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 5.3% (better). n=107361 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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: Clear to review.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

REGISTERED AGENTS INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2210174

In FMCSA records since Nov 15, 2011 (~14y)

MC / docket MC1236603

Company officer WILLIS STEINER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 8 units

Drivers 8

Annual mileage 575,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (330) 464-6599

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3016 SOUTH CARR RD

APPLE CREEK, OH 44606

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2210174

In FMCSA records since Nov 15, 2011 (~14y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 575,000 mi

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

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.

Related filings

Insurance
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Feb 15, 2021
Process Agent
REGISTERED AGENTS INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1236603
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	8	0	0
Trailers	8	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 4 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	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 8 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 (24m)

4 all-time

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

LIL JOHN TRANSPORT LLC is a motor carrier based in APPLE CREEK, OH, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2210174. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 8 power units and 8 drivers, with 8 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

LIL JOHN TRANSPORT LLC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 8 drivers, based in Apple Creek, OH. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with 1 reportable crash. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in OH (4 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 8 drivers; Kenworth, East dump, and Eadu are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 107,361 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 107,361 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

5.3%

Median across 107,361 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -5.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-12 2026-06

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	OOS %	Last Inspection
Ohio (OH)	4	0	0.0%	Jun 19, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		7
Eadu		2
East Dump		2
East		1
East So Tr		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	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	2.50	3	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88200394	Jun 19, 2026	OH	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWQ8427 · 1XKWD49X0MR439856	0	—	No
86358982	Nov 18, 2025	OH	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU1942 · 1XKWD49X0MR432552	1	392.2-SLLS4	No
84125110	Mar 12, 2025	OH	3	ORRVILLE OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PMN6306 · 1XKWD49X5SR134219	0	—	No
83494919	Dec 27, 2024	OH	3	NEVADA OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWQ8426 · 1NKWGGGG00J162804	0	—	No
82025678	Jul 1, 2024	OH	3	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PMN6306 · 1XKWD49X5SR134219	0	—	No
80450865	Dec 20, 2023	OH	3	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU1942 · 1XKWD49X0MR432552	0	—	No
80346052	Dec 8, 2023	OH	2	ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PHR4585 · 1NKBLJ9X0JJ184405	1	392.2	No
78404159	Apr 19, 2023	OH	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWQ8426 · 1NKWGGGG00J162804	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
KY0073133363	Dec 26, 2024	KY	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0186200567	Nov 29, 2018	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0186191842	Nov 15, 2018	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0136652098	Jul 11, 2013	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
May 14, 2021	MC1236603-C	CPL	REVOCATION	CPL →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZF0407	91X	$750,000	Feb 15, 2021	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 14, 2021

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
ROADSIDE INSPECTION	OH	2
NEVADA OH	OH	1
ORRVILLE OH	OH	1
ROADSIDE	OH	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page