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6153 MONTROSE AVE APT 1, CHICAGO, IL, 60634

DOT# 2338808 MC# 854064 Chicago, Illinois 12 years

CARRIER Physical address changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Jun 5, 2026
Crash reported, 1 fatality.
Apr 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 31, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Mar 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 14, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 2

Oct 14, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC).
Oct 10, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC).

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

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Physical Address6153 MONTROSE AVE APT 1, CHICAGO, IL, 60634

Mailing Address6200 W 51ST ST BLDG A, CHICAGO, IL, 60638

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC854064

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 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 5.14 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 2.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 18.5 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)2

Fatal1

Driver OOS11.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS80.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/14/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective02/15/2026

CompanyMS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TIRPCA000199

Last checked09/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage2,100,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal1

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service4

OOS Rate80.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/14/2024

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

6 · 1 OOS -

2024

5 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

5 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

1 crash ▲

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, 8 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (37.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 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
06/05/2026	SANFORD	NC	1	5	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/09/2024	YORK TWP	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

30 roadside violations across 8 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

Vehicle Maintenance 20 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/11/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	DUNN NC	4	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEVELAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS OH	15	4	7	2	8	2	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	9	1	1	0	8	1	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH PITTSBURG TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAUKESHA WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GASTON SC	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	SC	Full (Level I)	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
01/03/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US S 59 MM 748	4	2	1	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-385 SB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHELBYVILLE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	97.2MM EB I80	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HANCOCK WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	SC	Full (Level I)	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	11	3	1	1	10	2	-	▲Detail
09/30/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GHENT	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTONMO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9060793	$750,000	11/22/2023	02/10/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24021229	$1,000,000	11/20/2024	02/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0715276	$750,000	10/14/2016	02/10/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC25021597	$1,000,000	08/20/2025	10/14/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC25021597	$1,000,000	08/20/2025	10/10/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24021229	$1,000,000	05/21/2024	11/20/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24021229	$1,000,000	03/06/2024	05/21/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC25021597	$1,000,000	02/15/2025	08/20/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24021229	$750,000	02/15/2024	03/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9036817	$750,000	02/10/2022	11/23/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-04218-21	$750,000	02/10/2021	02/10/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2020-1694	$750,000	02/10/2020	02/10/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2019-1694	$750,000	02/10/2019	02/10/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2019-1694	$750,000	02/10/2019	01/03/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2019-1694	$750,000	02/10/2019	02/10/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	A-ONE2018-1694	$750,000	02/10/2018	02/10/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA5901293	$750,000	02/10/2017	02/10/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0715276	$750,000	02/10/2016	10/14/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CT00033114	$750,000	02/10/2015	02/10/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	BAPBZ0902514	$750,000	02/10/2014	02/10/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA977323355	$750,000	02/09/2024	02/15/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/09/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/19/2019
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/24/2023
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2016
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/14/2025
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2025
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/24/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/22/2024
MC854064	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/18/2014	-	-
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/18/2025
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/16/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/12/2024
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/08/2022
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/2021
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/11/2020
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/12/2019
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/2016
MC854064	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/04/2015

No revocation records.

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78/100

Good

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 78

−12

Starts at 100−22 totalFinal 78

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−12

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

Vehicle 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

-12

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); 1 fatal (50% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 80% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−12 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); 1 fatal (50% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 80% 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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Inspection Records (17)

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