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TRANS AMERICAN GROUP LLC

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Company CheckTRANS AMERICAN GROUP LLC · DOT 3169256

617 CHURCH RD 2ND FLOOR, ELGIN, IL, 60123

DOT# 3169256 MC# 116943 Elgin, Illinois 8 years

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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

6 events tracked · latest Jul 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Nov 14, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 29, 2024
Crash reported, 1 fatality.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address617 CHURCH RD 2ND FLOOR, ELGIN, IL, 60123

Mailing Address2127 N ABBEYWOOD CT, PALATINE, IL, 60074

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/11/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

No active bond on file. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC116943

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 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 2.44 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .25 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .09 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.2 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage570,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS19.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective02/22/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT52307A

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage570,000 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal1

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total46

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service4

OOS Rate19.0%

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

9 · 0 OOS -

2024

25 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

21 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

14 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 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 Jul 2026, 44 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (9.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 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
11/14/2024	CLINTON	MS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
09/29/2024	I-40	TN	1	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

31 roadside violations across 44 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 16 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (69)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/16/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT HOPE WV	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 40 NEAR MM 42	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDWAY SD	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT COLLINS CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BISMARCK ND	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	CO	Special (Level IV)	FORT COLLINS CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH BEND IN	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT IN	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRISONVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	TISHOMINGO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEYMOUR IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR0006 MANSFIELD BORO - SR0015	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 EB AT HWY 50	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXARKANA AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 SB @ 10 MM	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	WA	Full (Level I)	BOW WA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I95 NEAR NC24	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80EB 293	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	4	1	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
11/28/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW SPRINGFIELD OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SULLIVAN	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROWNSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I81 NORTH @ NUANGOLA RAMP	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I476 S 1691 FEET SOUTH OF M	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/03/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	KENT COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	THP 4 HAYWOOD SCALES WB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOUGLAS CO I/S EB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ADEL GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC64 EAST SPOKANE (POE)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARSON SCALES NORTH	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections48

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA8053703	$750,000	08/22/2018	02/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA8053703	$750,000	08/22/2018	03/23/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP94747A	$1,000,000	02/22/2023	02/22/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC116943	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/12/2018	-	-
MC116943	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/27/2018	-	-

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91/100

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 91

−9

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−9

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

-9

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); 1 fatal (50% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−9 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); 1 fatal (50% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

TRANS AMERICAN GROUP LLC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (69)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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