LESMEISTER TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT 205484 MC 159302 Active

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Authority

Broker, Common Carrier, Contract Carrier

Active

Safety

34 inspections

Vehicle OOS: 8.82% (avg 20.7%)

Driver OOS: 0% (avg 5.5%)

Fleet

14 units

Drivers: 14

Trailers: 28 (28 owned)

Insurance

BIPD $1,000,000

Cargo Cancelled

Bond On File

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Company Details

Physical Address

2501 LEE AVE, BISMARCK, ND, 58504-6828

Phone Number

(701) 258-9494

Mailing Address

2501 LEE AVE, BISMARCK, ND, 58504-6828

Cell Phone

(701) 258-9494

Email Address

[email protected]

Fax Number

(701) 258-0049

Business Organization

CORPORATION

Operational Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Record Changes

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Authority & Compliance

Operating Status: Active

Authority Status

Common Carrier	Age	Contract Carrier	Age	Broker	Age
Active	44 yrs, 2 mo	Active	44 yrs, 3 mo	Active	29 years

Common Carrier

Active

44 yrs, 2 mo

Contract Carrier

Active

44 yrs, 3 mo

Broker

Active

29 years

Authority History

Date	Action	Type	Status
2021-07-07	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	BROKER	ACTIVE
1997-08-04	—	PROPERTY BROKER	ACTIVE
1985-08-20	—	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	ACTIVE
1982-06-02	—	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	ACTIVE
1982-05-12	—	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	ACTIVE

Revocation History

No revocation history on record for this carrier.

Insurance & Bond Information

Current insurance coverage and bond requirements by authority type

BIPD Insurance

Bodily Injury & Property Damage

Active

Required for carriers transporting goods. Covers accidents and property damage.

On File: $1,000,000

Required: $750,000

Cargo Insurance

Cargo Liability Coverage

Cancelled

Covers loss or damage to goods being transported.

Status: Cancelled

Required: Yes

Bond Coverage

Broker/Freight Forwarder Bond

On File

Required for brokers/freight forwarders ($75K minimum).

Status: On File

Required: Yes

Minimum required: $75,000

FMCSA publishes bond status, not the filed dollar amount. All brokers must carry at least $75,000 (49 CFR 387.307).

Insurance Requirements by Authority Type

For Profit Carrier

BIPD: $750,000 - $5,000,000 (varies by cargo)
Cargo: Varies by commodity
Bond: Not required

Broker/Freight Forwarder

BIPD: May be required
Cargo: Not typically required
Bond: $75,000 minimum

Insurance Filing History

Effective Date	Type	Policy #	Coverage	Insurer	Cancel Date	Method	Status
2021-07-22	Bond	E703657	N/A	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	-	-	ACTIVE
2001-06-06	BIPD/Primary	CLP02194N	$1,000,000	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	-	-	ACTIVE
2013-10-01	SURETY	SIC21125A	$750,000	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	2021-07-24	TERM/CANCL	CANCELLED
2001-05-01	CARGO	CLP02194N	$750,000	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	2001-06-06	CANCEL	CANCELLED
1997-07-24	SURETY	SIC21125	$750,000	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	2013-10-01	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
1990-01-01	CARGO	CLP 2194B	$750,000	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	2001-05-01	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
1990-01-01	BIPD/Primary	CLP2194B	$750,000	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	2001-05-01	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED

Safety Performance

Safety rating: Satisfactory

Vehicle OOS Rate

8.82%

National avg: 20.72%

Below average

34 inspections · 3 OOS

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%

National avg: 5.51%

Below average

2 inspections · 0 OOS

Hazmat OOS Rate

-

No hazmat inspections

Total inspections: 34 Last inspection: Jun 29, 2026 Total crashes: 15

FMCSA Inspection Records (34 total)

Detailed inspection history and violations

Date	Report #	Level	State	Violations	OOS	Vehicle / VIN
Jun 29, 2026	TR80002250	1	ND	6	1	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
Jun 22, 2026	FT79001275	2	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
May 28, 2026	TR20002312	1	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...
Jan 11, 2026	TR57007397	3	ND	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
Dec 19, 2025	TR82002254	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...
Nov 6, 2025	TR60002369	1	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
Oct 16, 2025	1644001081	1	MN	15	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Apr 23, 2025	1767000500	3	MN	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...
Apr 10, 2025	1650000377	3	MN	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Mar 30, 2025	TR60002157	1	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...
Jan 10, 2025	1629000198	3	MN	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Dec 15, 2024	TR60001930	2	ND	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Nov 30, 2024	TR09001723	2	ND	2	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
Nov 8, 2024	2799001343	1	WI	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Aug 23, 2024	TR36006625	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Aug 9, 2024	TR88006694	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
Jul 18, 2024	TR88006642	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
Jun 26, 2024	HP31000502	1	ND	3	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
Jun 17, 2024	U574400346	3	MT	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
May 23, 2024	TR66004077	1	ND	1	1	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Aug 9, 2024	TR88006694	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
Jul 18, 2024	TR88006642	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
Jun 26, 2024	HP31000502	1	ND	3	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
Jun 17, 2024	U574400346	3	MT	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...
May 23, 2024	TR66004077	1	ND	1	1	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Apr 11, 2024	TR80001562	1	ND	2	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Feb 19, 2024	0440000138	3	SD	1	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...
Feb 19, 2024	HP18300013	3	SD	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...
Dec 4, 2023	TR36006202	3	ND	0	0	FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...
Sep 30, 2023	HP18000320	2	ND	0	0	FRHT 1FUJGLDR...
Sep 28, 2023	HP13000618	2	ND	0	0	FRHT 1FUJGLDR...
Sep 6, 2023	TR20000570	1	ND	3	1	FRHT 1FUJGLDR...
Aug 29, 2023	TR66003763	1	ND	0	0	FRHT 1FUJA6CG...
Aug 20, 2023	TR36002036	1	ND	0	0	FRHT 1FUJGLDR...
Jul 26, 2023	HP09800093	3	SD	0	0	FRHT 1FUJA6AV...
Jul 9, 2023	00YH004878	3	MN	1	0	FRHT 1FUJA6CG...
Jun 21, 2023	HP07503238	2	SD	0	0	FRHT 1FUJA6CK...
May 17, 2023	HP58000050	3	ND	0	0	FRHT 1FUJGLDR...
May 16, 2023	TR88005742	1	ND	0	0	FRHT 1FUJGLDR...

Jun 29, 2026

TR80002250

Level 1 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...

Jun 22, 2026

FT79001275

Level 2 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...

May 28, 2026

TR20002312

Level 1 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...

Jan 11, 2026

TR57007397

Level 3 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...

Dec 19, 2025

TR82002254

Level 3 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...

Nov 6, 2025

TR60002369

Level 1 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CK...

Oct 16, 2025

1644001081

Level 1 MN FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...

Apr 23, 2025

1767000500

Level 3 MN FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...

Apr 10, 2025

1650000377

Level 3 MN FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...

Mar 30, 2025

TR60002157

Level 1 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6CG...

Jan 10, 2025

1629000198

Level 3 MN FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...

Dec 15, 2024

TR60001930

Level 2 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...

Nov 30, 2024

TR09001723

Level 2 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJA6AV...

Nov 8, 2024

2799001343

Level 1 WI FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...

Aug 23, 2024

TR36006625

Level 3 ND FREIGHTLIN 1FUJGLDR...

Total Inspections

34

Across all inspection types

Vehicle Inspections

34

FMCSA Accident/Crash Records (15 total)

Detailed accident history and severity information

A portion of FMCSA crash records are reported without a carrier identifier and cannot be attributed to a specific company, so they are not shown on individual profiles. The figures below reflect only the crashes FMCSA links to this carrier.

Crash Date	Report #	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow Away
Feb 11, 2019	MN0190420389	MN	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jan 14, 2018	MN0180140698	MN	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
May 12, 2017	ND0001033580	ND	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jan 16, 2014	ND0000296449	ND	Injury	0	1	Yes
May 25, 2013	MN0131560242	MN	Fatal	1	1	Yes
May 22, 2012	ND0000251957	ND	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jan 21, 2005	ND0000098512	ND	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
May 30, 2003	MT0311630501	MT	Injury	0	1	Yes
May 13, 2002	KY0001100435	KY	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Mar 4, 2002	MO0000000645	MO	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Oct 23, 2001	MT011901007A	MT	Injury	0	1	Yes
Mar 8, 1998	WI000021606A	WI	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jan 20, 1994	WY94103A201A	WY	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Mar 14, 1993	IL031058845A	IL	Tow Away	0	0	Yes
Jan 10, 1990	ND00000061	ND	Tow Away	0	0	Yes

Feb 11, 2019

MN • MN0190420389

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jan 14, 2018

MN • MN0180140698

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

May 12, 2017

ND • ND0001033580

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jan 16, 2014

ND • ND0000296449

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

May 25, 2013

MN • MN0131560242

Fatal

1

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

May 22, 2012

ND • ND0000251957

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jan 21, 2005

ND • ND0000098512

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

May 30, 2003

MT • MT0311630501

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

May 13, 2002

KY • KY0001100435

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Mar 4, 2002

MO • MO0000000645

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Oct 23, 2001

MT • MT011901007A

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Mar 8, 1998

WI • WI000021606A

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jan 20, 1994

WY • WY94103A201A

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Mar 14, 1993

IL • IL031058845A

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Jan 10, 1990

ND • ND00000061

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Tow

Yes

Fatal Crashes

1

Injury Crashes

5

Total Crashes

15

SMS Safety Analysis

BASIC category violations from FMCSA Safety Measurement System

13

Total BASIC Violations

Data from FMCSA SMS

BASIC Category	Violations	Out of Service	Status
Unsafe Driving	1	0	OK
Hours-of-Service Compliance	3	0	OK
Vehicle Maintenance	9	1	OK
Controlled Substances/Alcohol	0	0	OK
Driver Fitness	0	0	OK
Hazardous Materials Compliance	0	0	OK

Unsafe Driving

OK

Violations: 1

OOS: 0

Hours-of-Service Compliance

OK

Violations: 3

OOS: 0

Vehicle Maintenance

OK

Violations: 9

OOS: 1

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Driver Fitness

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Hazardous Materials Compliance

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

BASIC Categories

Unsafe Driving - Speeding, reckless driving

HOS Compliance - Hours of service violations

Vehicle Maintenance - Brakes, lights, tires

Controlled Substances/Alcohol - Drug/alcohol violations

Driver Fitness - Licensing, medical certs

Hazardous Materials Compliance - Hazardous materials

Industry Benchmark

Compare this carrier's metrics against industry expectations

Metric

Expected Range

Observed

Status

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

20 - 200

34

Within Range

Inspections

Based on power units used

80 - 220

0

Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

50 - 250

14

Small Fleet

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

34

Expected: 20 - 200 Within Range

Inspections

Based on power units

0

Expected: 80 - 220 Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

14

Expected: 50 - 250 Small Fleet

Equipment & Drivers

Fleet size, equipment ownership, and driver counts

Type	Owned	Term Lease	Trip Lease	Total
Power Units (Tractors)	0	14	0	14
Trailers	28	23	0	28

Owned = Company-owned equipment | Term Lease = Long-term leased | Trip Lease = Per-trip leased

Tractors

14

0 owned

Trailers

28

28 owned

Drivers

Total Drivers

14

CDL Drivers: 14

Interstate: 11

Intrastate: 3

Driver Inspections

2

Out of Service: 0

OOS Rate: 0%

Driver Distribution

Interstate (>100 mi): 11

Interstate (<100 mi): 0

Intrastate (>100 mi): 0

Intrastate (<100 mi): 3

Cargo & Operations

Cargo types hauled and operational classifications

Cargo Carried

General Freight Beverages Paper Products

Operation Type

Interstate

Business Organization

CORPORATION

Classification Categories

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Operational Classification

Equipment Overview

14

Power Units

14

Trucks

0

Buses

0

Commercial Vehicles

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