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AR SPARKS INC

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Company CheckAR SPARKS INC · DOT 2090527

11818 S CICERO AVE, ALSIP, IL, 60803

DOT# 2090527 MC# 729337 Alsip, Illinois 15 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Aug 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

May 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jun 25, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 7, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address11818 S CICERO AVE, ALSIP, IL, 60803

Mailing Address11818 S CICERO AVE, ALSIP, IL, 60803

Other Companies at This Address

Address11818 S CICERO AVE, ALSIP, IL 60803

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
A AUTO & TRUCK CARE SERVICE CENTER INC	1722163	Sign in	Active
AR SPARKS INC this company	2090527	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

DocketMC729337

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 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 14.62 · 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 1.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage56,224 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS50.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective10/15/2025

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT47697A

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers3

Mileage56,224 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 2 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 May 2026, 4 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (50% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

8 roadside violations across 4 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/17/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	2	2	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57NB AT 318	6	2	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	LINDEN ST MEASURING 128 FEET E	5	2	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	2	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGHWAY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01554198	$1,000,000	12/31/2019	12/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01554198	$1,000,000	12/31/2019	03/23/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-007643	$1,000,000	12/31/2017	12/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-007643	$1,000,000	12/31/2017	01/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-006563	$1,000,000	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-006563	$1,000,000	12/31/2016	01/26/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRS059272-01	$1,000,000	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	12XA9431-10	$1,000,000	12/31/2011	12/31/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	12XA9431-10	$1,000,000	12/22/2010	12/31/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	12XA9431-10	$0	12/22/2010	12/31/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	BBRCXLTIL011400_060617_01	$1,000,000	10/15/2024	10/15/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01554198	$1,000,000	03/23/2022	10/15/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC729337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/20/2019
MC729337	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/20/2019
MC729337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/30/2016
MC729337	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/30/2016
MC729337	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/28/2011
MC729337	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/28/2011
MC729337	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/03/2011	-	-
MC729337	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/03/2011	-	-

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85/100

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 85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 50% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 50% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

AR SPARKS INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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