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Company CheckDARRELL A LUTZ · DOT 259902

DBA: L&M TRANSPORTATION

719 FRITZTOWN ROAD, SINKING SPRING, PA, 19608

DOT# 259902 MC# 165063 Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania 43 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Dec 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(610) 678-5832

Email-

Physical Address719 FRITZTOWN ROAD, SINKING SPRING, PA, 19608

Mailing Address719 FRITZTOWN ROAD, SINKING SPRINGS, PA, 19608

Other Companies at This Address

Address719 FRITZTOWN ROAD, SINKING SPRING, PA 19608

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DARRELL A LUTZ this company	259902	(610) 678-5832	Active
DARRELL A LUTZ	370656	-	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC165063

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Company Overview

DARRELL A LUTZ is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 43 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/22/1985. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 75,000 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 4 inspections, DARRELL A LUTZ maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DARRELL A LUTZ has a Trust Score of 93/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 8.8 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage75,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/23/2006

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/30/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN163488

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage75,000 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service2

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/23/2006 | Rated: 02/24/2006

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

2 · 2 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Dec 2025, 2 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 2 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/16/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON STATE ROUTE 283 494 FEET WE	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0012713	$750,000	10/29/2013	04/23/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470325	$1,000,000	10/02/1997	03/10/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0012713	$750,000	07/31/2013	10/29/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM06402127	$0	06/20/2003	04/26/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT586 353 00	$0	06/20/1992	06/20/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0003141	$750,000	04/26/2011	04/02/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN555083	$750,000	04/26/2007	04/26/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN555083	$750,000	04/26/2007	06/02/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN555083	$0	04/26/2007	06/02/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL 47 03 25	$1,000,000	04/26/1994	10/02/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0006985	$750,000	04/02/2013	07/31/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470325	$1,000,000	03/10/2000	03/10/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470325	$1,000,000	03/10/2000	02/10/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470325	$1,000,000	03/10/2000	03/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470325	$1,000,000	02/10/2006	04/26/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470325	$1,000,000	02/10/2006	04/28/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/1993
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/1993
MC165063	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/15/1991	-	-
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2013
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2013
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/01/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/1992
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/07/1991
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/1993
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/1993
MC165063	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/25/1984	-	-
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2013
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2013
MC165063	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/23/1983	-	-
MC165063	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/20/1991	-	-
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/26/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/26/1994
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/26/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/23/1994
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/27/1993
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/27/1993
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/26/2007
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/26/2007
MC165063	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/06/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/2006
MC165063	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/06/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/2006

No revocation records.

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/30/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

DARRELL A LUTZ

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (2)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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