Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Aug 21, 1985 41 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $0 / $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Required · not on file
Public carrier record · USDOT 53754
L B TRANSPORT INC
Buffalo Center, IA · MC 117386
Based in Buffalo Center, Iowa, L B TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 53754, MC 117386) reports 59 power units and 59 drivers hauling general freight, and liquids and gases. 8.8% of its vehicle inspections ended out of service, against 22.9% for all carriers. Inspectors identified 40 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 59 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since Aug 1985
Insurance2 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJun 26, 2007
Power units59as reported
Drivers59as reported
Inspections72latest Jul 20, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 53754 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | L B TRANSPORT INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 117386 |
| Reported physical address | 615 1ST AVE NE, BUFFALO CENTER, IA, 50424, US |
| Reported business phone | (641) 562-2048 |
| Reported power units | 59 |
| Reported drivers | 59 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Terry Kiewiet, Terry Kiewiet |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Mailing address | P O BOX 10, BUFFALO CENTER, IA, 50424 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review and security contact review · May 16, 2007 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jun 26, 2007 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
L B TRANSPORT 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.
72 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 17 states. Inspected in 21 of 25 months; busiest Jun 2026 with 7.
| Inspections | 72 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 72) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 8.8% (3 of 34) |
| Violations | 44 across 28 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 5 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 5 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 3 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 1 of 5 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 20 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit839216Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV23922SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone239395ANo/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher23939ALSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
L B TRANSPORT INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 4 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Liquids and gases
- Chemicals
- Dry bulk commodities
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 20, 2026
- 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
Authority filings
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Aug 21, 1985 41 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC117386 | Great West Casualty Co | $4,000,000 | Jul 07, 2013 | BMC-91X | CCP04746A |
| MC117386 | Great West Casualty Co | $1,000,000 | Jul 07, 2013 | BMC-91X | MCP05287A |
Cancelled and replaced policies
| Insurer | Form · coverage | Effective | Ended | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great West Casualty CoMC117386 | BMC-91X · BIPD | Jul 07, 2013 | Not reported | Not stated |
FMCSA’s insurance history file covers recent months only. CarrierTrail keeps each row after it leaves that file, and first saw these on Oct 03, 2026.
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Joy B Fitzgerald Resident Agents IncAltoona, IA · MC117386
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against L B TRANSPORT INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC117386 · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- GrantedMC117386 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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