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GREAT CONNECTIONS INC

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Company CheckGREAT CONNECTIONS INC · DOT 3207640

1580 N NORTHWEST HWY STE 121F, PARK RIDGE, IL, 60068

DOT# 3207640 MC# 1000917 Park Ridge, Illinois 7 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Apr 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1580 N NORTHWEST HWY STE 121F, PARK RIDGE, IL, 60068

Mailing Address1580 N NORTHWEST HWY STE 121F, PARK RIDGE, IL, 60068

Other Companies at This Address

Address1580 N NORTHWEST HWY STE 121F, PARK RIDGE, IL 60068

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GREAT CONNECTIONS INC this company	3207640	Sign in	Active
ONE WAY UP INC	3088291	Sign in	Active
A PLUS SERVICES INC	2543209	Sign in	Inactive
HIGHWAY WARRIORS INC	2415751	Sign in	Inactive
INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORT INC	2437968	Sign in	Inactive
MEGA FREIGHTWAYS INC	2103441	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

DocketMC1000917

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 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 5.82 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .27 · 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 6.71 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage866,984 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS53.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective03/18/2026

CompanyARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA867319222

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers8

Mileage866,984 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total21

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service7

OOS Rate53.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

9 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Apr 2026, 20 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (35% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 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
09/04/2025	NOT IN CITY LIMIT	TN	0	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dawn
10/28/2023	UNKNOWN	AZ	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

33 roadside violations across 20 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 · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 10 violations · 3 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (30)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/24/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUBBARD OH	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR 56 BEDFORD TWP - CESSNA INT	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLATE HILL NY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON AMOS K HUTCHINSON BYP	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HENRY TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W/B	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	7	1	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IOWA LA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EATON OH	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 57 SB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE WI	6	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOHAWK TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	WADSWORTH SCALES	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2023	WI	Full (Level I)	SUPERIOR SWEF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections20

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA00202357	$750,000	12/28/2018	12/28/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1000917	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/03/2019	-	-

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 53.8462% 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 53.8462% 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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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (30)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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