USDOT 205484MC159302

Lesmeister Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

44 years (granted 1982)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

31 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Lesmeister Transportation Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

2501 Lee Ave, Bismarck, ND 58504-6828

Phone

(701) 258-9494

Power units

14

Drivers

14

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC159302

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

84 Great American Insurance Co.
91X Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 Great West Casualty Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 31 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 31 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

clayton@les-trans.net — company domain

Domain age

les-trans.net registered 2013-04-12 (13 years)

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 02/2019 · MN 01/2018 · ND 05/2017 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 42025: 72024: 122023: 8
Level III — Driver-only: 14Level I — Full: 12Level II — Walk-around: 5
DateStateLevel
Jun 29, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Jan 11, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025NDLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2025NDLevel I — Full
Jan 10, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 30, 2024NDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2024WILevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2024NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2024NDLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2024NDLevel I — Full
Apr 11, 2024NDLevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2023NDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2023NDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 28, 2023NDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 6, 2023NDLevel I — Full
Aug 29, 2023NDLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2023NDLevel I — Full
Jul 26, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 31 of 31 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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