LIFEWISE ACADEMY LLC

LIFEWISE ACADEMY LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 79 power units and 50 drivers, based in Hilliard, OH. Across 88 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 13.6% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — LIFEWISE ACADEMY LLC (USDOT 4116996)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4116996/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 4116996 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JEFF PETERSON Company officer 2: STEVE CLIFTON Passengers Based in HILLIARD, OH

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 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 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 17.6% (better). n=13031 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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4116996

In FMCSA records since Aug 14, 2023 (~3y)

Company officer JEFF PETERSON

Company officer 2 STEVE CLIFTON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Passengers

Fleet size 79 units

Drivers 50

Contact & address

Phone: (614) 625-8329

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3940 LYMAN DRIVE

HILLIARD, OH 43026

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4116996

In FMCSA records since Aug 14, 2023 (~3y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

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 0.63 vs 1.80 -1.17

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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.

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
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 198 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	88	88	0
OOS inspections	0	12	0
OOS percentage	0%	13.64%	—
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

198

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

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.

Risk intelligence

LIFEWISE ACADEMY LLC had 88 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 13.6%, 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

88 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in OH (75) and IN (13).

Violation profile

13.6% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (32.7% of violations); top code 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories) cited 10 times, 5 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 79 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 50 drivers; International, Blub, and Blue bird are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 13,031 ACTIVE carriers operating 39–119 power units (±50% of this carrier's 79 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 13,031 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

17.6%

Median across 13,031 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -17.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (28 months)

2023-09 2026-03

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
Ohio (OH)	75	9	12.0%	Mar 4, 2026
Indiana (IN)	13	3	23.1%	Feb 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Blue Bird		69
International		55
Thomas Bui		15
Ford		11
Icbu		6
Thomas		5
Freightliner		4
Ic Bus Llc		4

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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	32	—	2.11	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 (198 rows) View all 198 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87221388	Mar 4, 2026	OH	5	CAMBRIDGE OH	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS OH TEMP · 1BAKGCPA7AF274812	0	—	No
87049011	Feb 12, 2026	IN	5	BUTLER IN	FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS Ticket: Thomas Bui IN B900W · 4UZABRDT3ECFG1204	0	—	No
86123614	Oct 22, 2025	IN	5	HUNTERTOWN IN	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS IN B446X · 1BAKFCPA2BF279985	3	393.62-BENM, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
85935258	Oct 1, 2025	IN	5	FORT WAYNE IN	THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS IN 459I286 · 1T7YR4E2691114184	0	—	No
85899045	Sep 26, 2025	OH	5	BUCYRUS OH	INTERNATIONAL BUS OH NO PLATE · 1HVBDAANXTH393664	0	—	No
85897664	Sep 26, 2025	OH	5	BUCYRUS OH	INTERNATIONAL BUS OH NO PLATE · 1HVBDAANXTH393664	1	393.9A-LBL	No
85894347	Sep 25, 2025	OH	5	WADSWORTH OH	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS OH T814187 · 1BAKFCPA9CF284506	0	—	No
85886301	Sep 24, 2025	OH	5	JACKSON OH	FREIGHTLINER MOTOR COACH OH TEMP · 4UZ6CJAA8XCA77074	0	—	No
85885816	Sep 24, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	BLUE BIRD BUS OH KCY6034 · 1BAKGCKA16F233316	0	—	No
85884989	Sep 24, 2025	OH	5	FRANKFORT OH	THOMAS BUILT MOTOR COACH OH T857974 · 1T88S4E2291111749	0	—	No
85884839	Sep 24, 2025	OH	5	WADSWORTH OH	BLUE BIRD BUS OH TEMP · 1BAKFCPA99F260313	0	—	No
85833387	Sep 19, 2025	OH	5	BUCYRUS OH	IC BUS SCHOOL BUS OH NO PLATE · 4DRBUAAN0BB266022	0	—	No
85831154	Sep 19, 2025	IN	5	FORT WAYNE IN	ISUZU BUS Ticket: Unknown IN NONE1 · JALYA11N5F2507861	5	393.83D-ELNGPB, 393.11A1-LRR, 393.81-H	Yes
85820998	Sep 17, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	INTERNATIONAL BUS OH T860772 · 4DRBRAAN44B961320	0	—	No
85820953	Sep 17, 2025	OH	5	JACKSON OH	FREIGHTLINER BUS OH TEMP · 4UZ6CJAA8XCA77074	2	393.95A4-EEUS, 393.9A-LSLI	No
85820166	Sep 17, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	IC BUS BUS Ticket: International OH 86177 · 4DRBUAAN29B086177	0	—	No
85769684	Sep 12, 2025	OH	5	BUCYRUS OH	IC BUS SCHOOL BUS OH NO PLATE · 4DRBUAAN0BB266022	2	393.83D-ELNGPB, 393.9A-LSLI	Yes
85756524	Sep 10, 2025	OH	5	CAMBRIDGE OH	INTERNATIONAL BUS OH JLE7408 · 1HVBBAAN63H590868	0	—	No
85754570	Sep 10, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	INTERNATIONAL BUS OH T817498 · 4DRBRAAN44B961320	2	393.205C-WRAWFLMIB, 393.55D1-B	No
85744406	Sep 10, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	BLUE BIRD BUS OH KCJ9994 · 1BABHCKA86F233665	0	—	No
85729049	Sep 8, 2025	OH	5	TROY OH	FREIGHTLINER BUS Ticket: Thomas Bui OH NO PLATE · 4UZABRDT1ACAP7983	0	—	No
85689035	Sep 3, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS OH 315024 · 1BAKGCPA1GF315024	0	—	No
85650306	Aug 29, 2025	IN	1	GARRETT IN	THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS IN TK651OSZ · 1T7YT4A2481294903	1	392.2-SLLEQP	No
85642657	Aug 29, 2025	OH	5	BUCYRUS OH	BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS OH 515ZSR · 1BAKGCKA65F221984	0	—	No
85628321	Aug 27, 2025	OH	5	COLUMBUS OH	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BUS OH 364622 · 1HVBBABN11H364622	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OH0265014323	Jan 23, 2026	OH	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
TERMINAL	OH	43	4
COLUMBUS OH	OH	31	3
TERMINAL INSPECTION	OH	13	3
BUCYRUS OH	OH	12	4
TROY OH	OH	8	1
CAMBRIDGE OH	OH	5	0
FINDLAY SCALES	OH	5	0
BLUFFTON IN	IN	4	1
SALVAGE	OH	4	0
TERMINAL-CAMBRIDGE SALVAGE GRG	OH	4	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	10	5
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	8	0
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.83(d)	Improper exhaust - Bus (Powered by other than Gasoline)	Vehicle Maintenance	3	1
393.84	Inadequate floor condition	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	Vehicle Maintenance	3	1
393.203	Cab/body parts requirements violations	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.207(a)	Axle positioning parts defective/missing	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0

Related Records

Ohio carriers Hilliard carriers 198 inspections 1 reportable crash

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Field change history

Field change history
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