Carrier profile · USDOT 154572 · MC-156852 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Lengner and Sons Produce Express

DBA LENGNER & SONS EXPRESS

23 power unitsavg 11.5 yrLocal · 2 statesOAKLAND, CA83/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-156852 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 625-1900 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.5% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

32 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 23.53% on 17 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
13 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 13, 2026.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 23-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United National’95–’02

State Pennsylvania’02–’09

Hudson’13–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Jan 2025	$1M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$1M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$1M	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 2009 → Nov 2010	$1M	6
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)	Mar 2009 → Aug 2009	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2002 → Mar 2009	$1M	14
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Mar 2002 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Mar 2002	$1M	5
HOMESTEAD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1994 → Oct 1994	$1M	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Mar 1994 → Oct 1994	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 17, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 15

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

65.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 18 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

OAKLAND, CA

1425 MARITIME STREET

Most inspections: CA

18 inspections

CA 18 · NV 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 17, 2026

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2985477 USDOT 3803042 USDOT 2905216 USDOT 3310730 USDOT 3867923Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2730101 USDOT 3629087 USDOT 3965890 USDOT 4331019 USDOT 2916668 USDOT 3429147 USDOT 2788029 USDOT 3395674

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 17, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1425 MARITIME STREET, OAKLAND, CA, 94607
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (510) 625-1900
Fax: (510) 625-1904
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: lengnersons.com

Registration

Officers: Brad Lengner · Laurence E Lengner
USDOT / docket: 154572 · MC-156852
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 2, 2024 · 850,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 17, 1991
D-U-N-S: 93096220

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

850,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 17, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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24%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 17 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

44violation records

7OOS-tagged records

4 of 17inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Hours of service

1020%2 / 10

Other vehicle maintenance

90%0 / 9

Brakes

743%3 / 7

Lights

450%2 / 4

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

25%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 4

33%Apr 25 to Oct 252 / 6

33%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 3

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (7 of 44 records)

393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TG2-IEP USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TG3-IEP USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D10-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F5-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS.

LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS (USDOT 154572) has a Vektor safety score of 83/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 2, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 17, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 17, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS's USDOT number?

LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS's USDOT number is 154572, and its motor carrier number is MC-156852.

Is LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 17, 2026. LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS's safety record?

LENGNER AND SONS PRODUCE EXPRESS has a 23.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 83/100 (tier: review).