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GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Company CheckGREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 1059660

1070 S CALUMET RD #2799, CHESTERTON, IN, 46304-7782

DOT# 1059660 MC# 443289 Chesterton, Indiana 23 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Sep 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Apr 17, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1070 S CALUMET RD #2799, CHESTERTON, IN, 46304-7782

Mailing Address1070 S CALUMET RD #2799, CHESTERTON, IN, 46304-7782

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC443289

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 years

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 .6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage153,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/03/2023

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/03/2026

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers9

Mileage153,000 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 02/03/2023 | Rated: 07/31/2007

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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 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 Apr 2025, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 1 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

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 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
04/17/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOWELL IN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE STATION IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL361044	$1,000,000	12/19/2006	10/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL361044	$1,000,000	11/12/2006	12/19/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL361044	$750,000	11/11/2006	11/12/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN302813	$750,000	11/01/2021	02/17/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN254595	$750,000	10/17/2019	01/31/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN085505	$750,000	10/14/2011	04/12/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN617494	$750,000	10/14/2008	10/14/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL361124	$750,000	10/14/2007	10/14/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL361044	$1,000,000	10/14/2006	11/11/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL360966	$1,000,000	10/14/2005	10/14/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL360866	$1,000,000	10/14/2004	10/14/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN359724	$1,000,000	10/14/2002	01/14/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZM1158	$750,000	10/07/2023	01/03/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZM1158	$750,000	10/07/2023	01/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN280638	$750,000	08/03/2020	11/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN280638	$750,000	06/05/2020	08/03/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN110116	$750,000	05/02/2013	03/06/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN135621	$750,000	03/06/2014	02/03/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZM1158	$750,000	02/17/2022	10/07/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZM1158	$750,000	02/17/2022	11/21/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN210330	$750,000	02/17/2017	10/17/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN158214	$750,000	02/03/2015	02/03/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN254595	$750,000	01/31/2020	06/05/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN408561	$1,000,000	01/14/2004	10/14/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA976119628	$750,000	01/03/2024	01/02/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/22/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/24/2006
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2023
MC443289	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/25/2002	REVOKED	04/22/2013
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/25/2019
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2011
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2005
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/18/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/13/2006
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/14/2008
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/15/2007
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/14/2020
MC443289	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/03/2013	REVOKED	02/13/2017
MC443289	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/23/2017	REVOKED	01/08/2025
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2022
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/13/2015
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/14/2020
MC443289	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2024

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.

GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION LLC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

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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