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LIGHTEN THE LOAD INC

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Company CheckLIGHTEN THE LOAD INC · DOT 1067331

1395 E IRVING PARK RD, ITASCA, IL, 60143

DOT# 1067331 MC# 444451 Itasca, Illinois 23 years

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11

Power Units

9

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

9

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 30, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 13, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 8, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NameLIGHTEN THE LOAD INC

DOT Number1067331

MC Number444451

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationItasca, Illinois

Added10/30/2002

MCS-15002/17/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address1395 E IRVING PARK RD, ITASCA, IL, 60143

Mailing Address1395 E IRVING PARK RD, ITASCA, IL, 60143

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC444451

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

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 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage525,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

9

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

9

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective12/06/2023

CompanySELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST

Policy #S 2317635

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers9

Mileage525,000 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 0 OOS =

2025

5 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 Jul 2026, 7 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/08/2024	CHICAGO	IL	0	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 7 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

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 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 (12)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/30/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 E/B MP 84	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 SB MILEPOST 26	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-355	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-55 N/B @ BOLLINGBROOK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	ARSENAL AND FRONTAGE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-390 W/B AT MP 8.25	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-294 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-294 NB	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	IL 83 SB AT TOWER LN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 80 E/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	IL	Full (Level I)	I-55 SB LAGRANGE	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	018 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 4725940-1	$750,000	11/18/2002	07/30/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S2195675	$750,000	10/01/2015	12/06/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S2195675	$750,000	10/01/2015	12/27/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP13045A	$1,000,000	10/01/2014	10/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-970563-00	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	05/14/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN441100	$1,000,000	09/28/2004	10/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 4725940-3	$750,000	07/30/2004	09/28/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 4725940-2	$750,000	07/30/2003	07/30/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$1,000,000	05/14/2007	05/14/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$1,000,000	05/14/2007	10/01/2014	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC444451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/30/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2023
MC444451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2006
MC444451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2004
MC444451	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/06/2003	-	-

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98/100

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 98

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

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