CHRIS R LYONS

DBA: LYONS TRUCKING

CHRIS R LYONS is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, organized as an individual, based in Mayo, FL. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY, 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

Common (Property) reinstated · Dec 13, 2021

Contract (Property) reinstated · Sep 19, 2019

Policy effective · Sep 16, 2019

Review these

Common (Property) gap · 1937 days Inactive Aug 24, 2016 → reinstated Dec 13, 2021
Contract (Property) gap · 1121 days Inactive Aug 24, 2016 → reinstated Sep 19, 2019
2 fatalities on crash record 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →

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 — CHRIS R LYONS (USDOT 709496)
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:
  • Common (Property) gap · 1937 days — Inactive Aug 24, 2016 → reinstated Dec 13, 2021
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1121 days — Inactive Aug 24, 2016 → reinstated Sep 19, 2019
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 3 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/709496/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 709496 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Owner: CHRISTOPHER R LYONS General Freight Grain / Feed / Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Other (RAW MILK) Based in MAYO, FL

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233819 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: Caution.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 709496

In FMCSA records since Oct 14, 1997 (~28y)

MC / docket MC377142

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner CHRISTOPHER R LYONS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Farm Supplies, Other (RAW MILK)

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 163,012 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (386) 208-5757

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1065 NW CR 292

MAYO, FL 32066

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 709496

In FMCSA records since Oct 14, 1997 (~28y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 163,012 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 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30

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.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-12-13 (1,743 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Sep 16, 2019
Process Agent
TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC377142
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	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	2	2	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

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

LYONS TRUCKING had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 8.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in FL (2 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% 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 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Peterbilt and Walker sta are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked

8 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 233,819 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 233,819 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 233,819 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (4)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 24, 2016 to Dec 13, 2021 (1937 days)
Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Aug 24, 2016 to Sep 19, 2019 (1121 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 17, 2002 to Sep 16, 2002 (122 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 26, 2000 to Jul 26, 2000 (30 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2023-12 2026-04

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
Florida (FL)	2	0	0.0%	Apr 23, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		3
Walker Sta		3

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 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	7.97	8	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 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
87677394	Apr 23, 2026	FL	3	DAY FL	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR FL XE510W · 1XPXDP9X3GD322533	0	—	No
86683079	Dec 30, 2025	FL	3	TAMPA FL	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR FL XE510W · 1XPXDP9X3GD322533	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
80552186	Dec 30, 2023	GA	3	WESTON GA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR FL AB48WP · 1XPXDP9X3GD322533	1	392.2	No
78452777	Apr 21, 2023	FL	3	DAY	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR FL AB49WP · 1XPBDP9X0GD355774	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
FL8956868002	Jan 3, 2022	FL	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal
FL8513190505	Aug 19, 2015	FL	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal
FL7000543002	Mar 25, 2002	FL	0	1	No	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (4 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
Dec 13, 2021	MC377142-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Sep 19, 2019	MC377142-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 23, 2006	MC377142-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Apr 14, 2004	MC377142-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only

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
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1119534	91X	$750,000	Sep 16, 2019	On file	ACTIVE
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP92865A	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2012	Aug 18, 2016	CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT727327-5097-061	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2006	Apr 25, 2011	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	461814	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2005	Mar 1, 2006	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	455436	CARGO	—	Jun 28, 2004	Mar 1, 2005	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	455436	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2004	Jun 28, 2004	REPLACED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	448281	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2003	Mar 1, 2004	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	441270	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2002	Mar 1, 2003	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	436730	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2001	Mar 1, 2002	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	432726	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2000	Mar 1, 2001	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	432726	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2000	Mar 1, 2000	REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7273276097-001	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2000	Mar 1, 2012	REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7273276097-001	CARGO	—	Mar 1, 2000	Apr 8, 2000	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 13, 2021

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Sep 20, 2021

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →
Sep 17, 2021

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Sep 17, 2021

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-f7bdcfc6]
Aug 24, 2016

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →
Aug 24, 2016

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 24, 2016

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-f4f13633]
Aug 24, 2016

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 24, 2016

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 1937 days (through Dec 13, 2021)
Aug 24, 2016

authority gap

Contract (Property) authority inactive: 1121 days (through Sep 19, 2019)
Aug 18, 2016

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Mar 1, 2012

insurance

TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Apr 25, 2011

insurance

CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 7, 2006

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Mar 7, 2006

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Mar 1, 2006

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Mar 4, 2005

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 1, 2005

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Jun 28, 2004

insurance

TERM/REPL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Mar 31, 2004

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Mar 31, 2004

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Mar 1, 2004

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Mar 1, 2003

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
May 17, 2002

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 17, 2002

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 122 days (through Sep 16, 2002)
Mar 1, 2002

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Mar 1, 2002

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Apr 10, 2001

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 1, 2001

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Jun 26, 2000

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jun 26, 2000

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 30 days (through Jul 26, 2000)
Apr 8, 2000

insurance

CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Apr 8, 2000

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Mar 1, 2000

insurance

TERM/REPL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
DAY	FL	1
DAY FL	FL	1
TAMPA FL	FL	1
WESTON GA	GA	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

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

Related Records

Florida carriers Mayo carriers PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. 4 inspections 3 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots