DBA Lakeside Transportation
North Shore Transit Inc · Waukegan, Illinois · Carrier number 1257235
431
power units
431
power units
DBA Lakeside Transportation is a freight and passenger carrier based in Waukegan, Illinois with 431 power units and 480 drivers as reported, the 1,176th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 76th largest in Illinois. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 1 reportable crashes (0.23 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
431
#76 in IL
Drivers
480
480 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
1
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.23
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
100.0%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
3
0% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBA Lakeside Transportation | 0.23 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in IL | 5.00 | 23.2% | 3.6% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 0 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury0
- Tow-away1
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 1257235
- Based in
- Waukegan, Illinois
- Registered
- Jun 10, 2004
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Conditional (Mar 24, 2010)
- Miles driven
- 3,286 (2024)
- Type
- For hire, Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness
- Cargo
- Other, Passengers
- Last update filed
- Aug 11, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does DBA Lakeside Transportation have?
DBA Lakeside Transportation reports 431 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 480 drivers, 480 of them with a commercial license. That is the 1,176th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 3,286 miles in 2024.
Is DBA Lakeside Transportation a safe carrier?
In 24 months DBA Lakeside Transportation had 1 reportable crashes, 0.23 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 100.0% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Conditional (Mar 24, 2010). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.