LAKEHEAD TRUCKING INC
Duluth, MN · MC 157048
LAKEHEAD TRUCKING INC (USDOT 116256, MC 157048), a carrier in Duluth, Minnesota, lists 27 power units and 14 drivers on its MCS-150. Inspectors identified 14 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 27 it reports. Roadside inspectors checked it 27 times in the last two years, most in Minnesota.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Phone number shared with 4 other census records
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 116256 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | LAKEHEAD TRUCKING INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 157048 |
| Reported physical address | 6035 LAVAQUE ROAD, DULUTH, MN, 55803, US |
| Reported business phone | (218) 721-3521 |
| Reported power units | 27 |
| Reported drivers | 14 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Todd Kaneski, Steve Kaneski |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jul 26, 1999 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Aug 03, 1999 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
LAKEHEAD TRUCKING INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
27 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 2 states. Inspected in 12 of 25 months; busiest Feb 2026 with 5.
| Inspections | 27 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 27) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 33.3% (3 of 9) |
| Violations | 32 across 8 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 1 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 1 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39345DBAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection439345B2BAIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured239347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt239353BBAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear239355C1BAir Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault.2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Duluth record
LAKEHEAD TRUCKING INC reports 27 power units. The Duluth, Minnesota directory contains 1,537 census records, of which 1,360 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
LAKEHEAD TRUCKING INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 12 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Motor vehicles
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Fresh produce
- Grain, feed and hay
- Coal and coke
- Dry bulk commodities
- Construction
- Other
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 177 | 11.5% |
| 1 | 763 | 49.6% |
| 2–5 | 470 | 30.6% |
| 6–20 | 103 | 6.7% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 19 | 1.2% |
| Over 100 | 5 | 0.3% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jun 17, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 116256. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMachinery and large objectsMetal sheets, coils and rollsLogs, poles, beams and lumberDry bulk commoditiesFresh produce
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