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DBA: BARR SPECIALIZED INC

4146 STATE ROUTE 154, PINCKNEYVILLE, IL, 62274

DOT# 1342698 MC# 517224 Pinckneyville, Illinois 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,900,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 13, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,900,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4146 STATE ROUTE 154, PINCKNEYVILLE, IL, 62274

Mailing AddressPO BOX 334, PINCKNEYVILLE, IL, 62274

Other Companies at This Address

Address4146 STATE ROUTE 154, PINCKNEYVILLE, IL 62274

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BARR LOGISTICS INC	2226053	Sign in	Active
BARR TRUCKING INC	351072	Sign in	Active
LINK SPECIALIZED INC this company	1342698	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC517224

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 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 6.34 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .56 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .9 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage721,779 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS11.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,900,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

CompanyGENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY

Policy #CP-000037-00

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers9

Mileage721,779 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total24

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

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

8 · 0 OOS -

2024

15 · 0 OOS =

2025

12 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

1 crash =

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 Jun 2026, 20 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
10/21/2025	Pinckneyville Twp	IL	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
01/09/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 20 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 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (37)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/16/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN IN	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	IL 154	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BIRDSEYE IN	5	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	RT 13 @ AIRPORT RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SULLIVAN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 N/B AT MP59	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WICKES AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	FROSTBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I57	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARDEN CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVANSVILLE IN	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-154	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I64	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEELE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLOOMSDALE MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57 SB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORDELE GA	13	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2023	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALLOWAY STREET	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	US. 641	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57 S/B EXIT 45 ON RAMP	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE MM 314 WB	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/10/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-64	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections23

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	056004 07441821	$0	07/20/2005	10/03/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-441821-00	$1,000,000	07/20/2005	10/03/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152401-13-91-52-3	$1,000,000	05/22/2024	05/22/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	OLD REPUBLIC UNION INSURANCE CO	ORANCP000182-01	$0	05/22/2023	05/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152301-13-91-52-3	$1,000,000	05/22/2023	05/22/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	OLD REPUBLIC UNION INSURANCE CO	ORANCP000182-00	$0	05/22/2022	05/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152201-13-91-52-3	$1,000,000	05/22/2022	05/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152201-13-91-52-3	$100,000	05/22/2022	05/22/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	OLD REPUBLIC UNION INSURANCE CO	ORANCP000182-00	$0	05/22/2022	05/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF457680	$1,000,000	04/05/2005	07/20/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF457680	$1,000,000	04/05/2005	08/19/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF457680	$0	04/05/2005	07/20/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF457680	$0	04/05/2005	08/19/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF000544	$750,000	04/01/2014	05/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF000544	$750,000	04/01/2014	06/21/2022	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF000544	$750,000	04/01/2014	04/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KODIAK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP-CX60563	$750,000	04/01/2013	05/01/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP-CX60563	$0	04/01/2013	04/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	BAP-CX60563	$750,000	04/01/2013	04/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KODIAK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP-CX60563	$750,000	04/01/2013	04/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP-CX60563	$750,000	04/01/2013	04/28/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP-CX60563	$750,000	04/01/2013	04/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP-CX60563	$0	04/01/2013	04/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN059487	$750,000	03/10/2011	04/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN059487	$0	03/10/2011	05/05/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC517224	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/25/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2005
MC517224	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/23/2022
MC517224	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/18/2005	REVOKED	10/09/2007
MC517224	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2013
MC517224	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/23/2011	-	-
MC517224	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2014

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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

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/13/2026.

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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