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LH TRANSPORT LLC

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA

Joins 12 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 3, 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
Policy effective · Aug 5, 2014
Review these
  • 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 WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — LH TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 279142)
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:
  • 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 — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/279142/
As of: Oct 3, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 279142 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Conditional rated Company officer: DARYL HILSHER STEVEN HELSHER Company officer 2: THOMAS ZINN J MARK MARTIN Livestock Cold Food Farm Supplies Based in ELIZABETHTOWN, PA

FMCSA census as of Oct 3, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 89/100). 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% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=48609 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.

  • Legal Name L H TRANSPORT LLC → LH TRANSPORT LLC · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 279142
In FMCSA records since Sep 23, 1986 (~40y)
MC / docket MC877027
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer DARYL HILSHER STEVEN HELSHER
Company officer 2 THOMAS ZINN J MARK MARTIN
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Livestock, Cold Food, Farm Supplies
Fleet size 20 units
Drivers 33
Annual mileage 610,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1110 S MARKET ST
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 279142
In FMCSA records since Sep 23, 1986 (~40y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 610,000 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 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $750,000 · CAG 1 911 987
Effective Aug 5, 2014
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 2014-08-12 (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 11 1 0
Trailers 22 0 0
Trucks 8 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 11 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 17 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 12 12 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 16.67% —
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
20
Drivers
33
Inspections
17
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
1
11 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

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

Compared against 48,609 ACTIVE carriers operating 10–30 power units (±50% of this carrier's 20 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 48,609 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 48,609 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name L H TRANSPORT LLC LH TRANSPORT LLC
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 9 2 22.2% Sep 1, 2026
Maryland (MD) 1 0 0.0% Jul 30, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% May 16, 2025
West Virginia (WV) 1 0 0.0% Feb 24, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 12
Great Dane 8
Peterbilt 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 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 7 — 4.13 4 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (17 rows) View all 17 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88868420 Sep 1, 2026 PA 2 REED TOWNSHIP PA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
88704058 Aug 14, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
88698126 Aug 13, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.100B-C Yes
88581264 Jul 30, 2026 MD 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
88272654 Jun 29, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
87968242 May 27, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87857191 May 14, 2026 PA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLLR No
87837146 May 13, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
87299926 Mar 16, 2026 PA 3 SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLRD No
87147332 Feb 24, 2026 WV 3 MARTINSBURG WV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 387.301A, 392.2-SLLTCD No
86792525 Jan 13, 2026 PA 3 PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS4 No
84753433 May 16, 2025 VA 3 MIDDLETOWN VA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
82005116 Jun 27, 2024 WV 3 MARTINSBURG WV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2, 395.8(a) No
79946653 Oct 17, 2023 PA 3 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
79598681 Sep 5, 2023 OH 1 oh-girard(hubbard)scales
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.53(b), 393.11, 393.47(e) No
79113723 Jul 10, 2023 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.16(a), 395.8(f)(1), 392.2 No
79002983 Jun 28, 2023 WV 3 MARTINSBURG
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.16(a) No
Recent Crashes (11 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA410748800X Nov 18, 2024 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
WV202308952A Apr 28, 2023 WV 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA300067600X Dec 29, 2022 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA211215100X Nov 25, 2022 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA208370300X Sep 9, 2022 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA006004300X Jul 21, 2020 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA310060700X Oct 3, 2013 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA905866600X Jun 11, 2009 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA811567300X Oct 23, 2008 PA 0 1 No No Injury
PA704481200X Mar 13, 2007 PA 0 1 No No Injury
PA307965700X Jul 25, 2003 PA 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 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.

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 12, 2014 MC877027-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
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
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. CAG 1 911 987 91X $750,000 Aug 5, 2014 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 12, 2014
    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 OOS
MARTINSBURG WV WV 2 0
PA PA 1 0
REED TOWNSHIP PA PA 1 1
SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP PA PA 1 0
MIDDLETOWN VA VA 1 0
MARTINSBURG WV 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 2 0
395.8(a) No drivers record of duty status when one is required Hours of Service 2 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current Hours of Service 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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