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IDEAL CHARTER LLC

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Company CheckIDEAL CHARTER LLC · DOT 1875397

DBA: IDEAL CHARTER

9982 ANDERSEN AVE STE A, CHICAGO RIDGE, IL, 60415

DOT# 1875397 MC# 677066 Chicago Ridge, Illinois 17 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Mar 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 27, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 26, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address9982 ANDERSEN AVE STE A, CHICAGO RIDGE, IL, 60415

Mailing Address9982 ANDERSEN AVE STE A, CHICAGO RIDGE, IL, 60415

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC677066

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating17 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

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 2.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage648,287 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/21/2023

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/18/2026

CompanyACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #2-ATR-IL-19-S0342883-00

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet28 units

Drivers45

Mileage648,287 mi

Operating17 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/21/2023 | Rated: 11/27/2023

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

18 · 1 OOS -

2024

2 · 1 OOS =

2025

5 · 1 OOS =

2026

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

2 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 Aug 2025, 7 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (28.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/16/2026	BROOK(NEWTON)	IN	1	1	Freezing Rain	Water	Daylight
03/08/2026	FORT WAYNE	IN	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/15/2023	BERKELEY	IL	1	2	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

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/27/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	DECATUR IL	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	DECATUR IL	1	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	DECATUR IL	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILWAUKEE WI	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	PELLA CHRISTIAN HIGH PELLA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOST LANDS FESTIVAL	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSON AVE CHICAGO RIDG	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSON AVE CHICAGO RIDG	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSON AVE. CHICAGO RID	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSON AVE. CHICAGO RID	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSON AVE, CHI RIDGE	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSON AVE, CHI RIDGE	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER TERMINAL CHICAGO RIDGE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER TERMINAL CHICAGO RIDGE	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER TERMINAL CHICAGO RIDGE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER TERMINAL CHICAGO RIDGE	3	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	2	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Terminal (Level V)	9982 ANDERSEN AVE UNIT A	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KXA020472401	$4,000,000	06/30/2024	06/30/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	KAA020472401	$1,000,000	06/30/2024	06/30/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	KCA 2669369	$5,000,000	06/30/2023	06/30/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	5ST10092-01	$5,000,000	06/30/2022	06/30/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	5ST10092-00	$5,000,000	06/30/2021	06/30/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1001446-03	$5,000,000	06/30/2020	06/30/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152001 1257302	$5,000,000	06/30/2020	01/07/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1001446-02	$5,000,000	06/30/2019	06/30/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1001446-01	$5,000,000	06/30/2018	06/30/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1001446-00	$5,000,000	06/30/2017	06/30/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	FLP100295-00	$5,000,000	06/30/2016	06/30/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	EX201500000293	$4,000,000	06/30/2015	06/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201500007381	$1,000,000	06/30/2015	06/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00042403	$5,000,000	06/30/2014	06/30/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00039537	$5,000,000	06/30/2013	06/30/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00037761	$5,000,000	06/30/2012	06/30/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00034141	$5,000,000	06/30/2011	06/30/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00033630	$5,000,000	06/30/2010	06/30/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	PA00201049	$5,000,000	06/30/2009	06/30/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA162575	$5,000,000	04/30/2009	06/30/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA162575	$5,000,000	04/24/2009	04/30/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152001 1257302	$5,000,000	04/03/2021	06/30/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	152001 1257302	$5,000,000	01/07/2021	04/03/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/11/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/06/2021
MC677066	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/08/2009	-	-
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2023
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2017
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2018
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2012
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2025
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2022
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2021
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2020
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2019
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2016
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2015
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/24/2014
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2013
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2011
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/28/2010
MC677066	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/08/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/17/2021

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 28 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 28 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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.

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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