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GARANT EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckGARANT EXPRESS INC · DOT 2344326

29870 N SKOKIE HWY UNIT 1, LAKE BLUFF, IL, 60044

DOT# 2344326 MC# 875124 Lake Bluff, Illinois 11 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameGARANT EXPRESS INC

DOT Number2344326

MC Number875124

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationLake Bluff, Illinois

Added09/20/2012

MCS-15010/06/2023

Contact Details

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Physical Address29870 N SKOKIE HWY UNIT 1, LAKE BLUFF, IL, 60044

Mailing Address29870 N SKOKIE HWY UNIT 1, LAKE BLUFF, IL, 60044

Other Companies at This Address

Address29870 N SKOKIE HWY UNIT 1, LAKE BLUFF, IL 60044

4

Others here

5

Distinct phones

4

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GARANT EXPRESS INC this company	2344326	Sign in	Active
J AND B HOTSHOT LLC	4004859	Sign in	Active
VETERAN TRUCKLOAD TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC	3587780	Sign in	Active
ZIP ZAP LOGISTICS LLC	4253412	Sign in	Active
BODNAR LOGISTICS LLC	4306570	Sign in	Inactive

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

DocketMC875124

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 Mileage48,700 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/21/2023

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage48,700 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15010/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 02/21/2023 | Rated: 05/01/2023

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

7 · 5 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/07/2023	NE	Full (Level I)	ON I- 80, 2059 FEET WEST OF MI	6	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	ROLLING PRAIRIE IN	20	8	0	1	0	7	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOMA POE EB	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/05/2023	NV	Full (Level I)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROUTE 30 WEST AT ROUTE 340	7	0	2	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I70 W MEASURING 3669 FEET WEST	11	2	1	0	10	2	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	I25 S WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	FLTRK000000561	$750,000	10/21/2020	08/01/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA960248434	$750,000	08/01/2022	09/27/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	FLTRK000000561	$750,000	08/01/2020	10/21/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA00970913	$750,000	08/01/2019	08/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN199189	$750,000	08/01/2016	08/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CT00033605	$750,000	08/01/2015	08/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CT00025745	$750,000	08/01/2014	08/01/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC875124	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/07/2014	REVOKED	10/03/2023
MC875124	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2015
MC875124	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2022
MC875124	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2019
MC875124	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2016

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

78

−12

−10

Starts at 100−22 totalFinal 78

Conditional safety rating−12

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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.