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GROTHAUS TRUCKING CO

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10339 PLAINVIEW BLACKTOP, PLAINVIEW, IL, 62685

DOT# 316568 MC# 228564 Plainview, Illinois 36 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

9 events tracked · latest Jul 28, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Feb 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 16, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.
Sep 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 3

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).
Oct 29, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY).
Oct 18, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address10339 PLAINVIEW BLACKTOP, PLAINVIEW, IL, 62685

Mailing Address10339 PLAINVIEW BLACKTOP, PLAINVIEW, IL, 62685

Other Companies at This Address

Address10339 PLAINVIEW BLACKTOP, PLAINVIEW, IL 62685

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GROTHAUS FARMS INC	1312445	Sign in	Active
GROTHAUS TRUCKING CO this company	316568	Sign in	Active

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC228564

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 3.2 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 4 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage511,000 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/18/2010

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/12/2026

CompanyGENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY

Policy #IXG417723L

Last checked07/27/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers10

Mileage511,000 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 03/18/2010 | Rated: 03/25/2010

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 0 OOS =

2025

8 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

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 Feb 2026, 10 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
02/16/2026	AUBURN TWP	IL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 10 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 3 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 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 (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/16/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-104	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-255	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	255	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BETHALTO DR AT AIRWAY CT	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-255	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I72	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	270	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL 123	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-180	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55 S/B	6	0	1	5	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723E	$4,000,000	12/08/2018	10/18/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723K	$4,000,000	10/18/2024	10/29/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723K	$4,000,000	10/18/2024	10/18/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723J	$4,000,000	10/18/2023	10/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723I	$4,000,000	10/18/2022	10/18/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723H	$4,000,000	10/18/2021	10/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723G	$4,000,000	10/18/2020	10/18/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723G	$4,000,000	10/18/2020	10/22/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723F	$4,000,000	10/18/2019	10/22/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723F	$4,000,000	10/18/2019	10/18/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723E	$4,000,000	10/18/2018	12/08/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723D	$4,000,000	10/18/2017	10/18/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723C	$4,000,000	10/18/2016	10/18/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723B	$4,000,000	10/18/2015	10/18/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723A	$4,000,000	10/18/2014	10/18/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417723	$4,000,000	10/18/2013	10/18/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	IL-EX-0000019349-01	$4,000,000	10/18/2012	10/18/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXIL000034	$4,000,000	10/18/2008	10/18/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101850	$750,000	10/18/2007	06/23/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG399184B	$4,000,000	10/18/2007	10/18/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101850	$1,000,000	06/23/2008	10/18/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T 084661	$1,000,000	05/22/1991	10/18/2007	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2005
MC228564	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/01/2019	REVOKED	10/24/2023
MC228564	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/31/2023	-	-
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2025
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/27/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/14/2021
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2020
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2024
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/22/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/2014
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2022
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2017
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2016
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2015
MC228564	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2010
MC228564	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/11/1990	REVOKED	10/28/2019

No revocation records.

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92/100

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 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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 7/12/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 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 33.3333% 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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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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