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436 JAMESTOWN CT, AURORA, IL, 60502

DOT# 3526149 MC# 1172181 Aurora, Illinois 4 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

7 events tracked · latest Sep 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Aug 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 19, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 19, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address436 JAMESTOWN CT, AURORA, IL, 60502

Mailing Address436 JAMESTOWN CT, AURORA, IL, 60502-6473

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1172181

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 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 5.04 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .44 · 3 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 7.54 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,062,758 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

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS18.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/30/2026

CompanyGEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9300097580

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers12

Mileage1,062,758 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total51

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service2

OOS Rate18.2%

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

6 · 0 OOS -

2024

21 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

21 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

20 · 3 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

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 Aug 2026, 51 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (5.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
01/19/2026	Lincoln Twp	MI	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Daylight
12/19/2024	MUSKEGON TWP	MI	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dusk
10/31/2023	BELOIT	WI	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

41 roadside violations across 51 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 13 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 3 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 (68)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/05/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIEDMONT SD	3	3	3	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RINGGOLD GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOW WA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2026	ND	Full (Level I)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAND RIDGE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	8	2	0	0	8	2	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	MOORHEAD MN	5	2	0	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHENEY WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT VERNON WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2026	ID	Full (Level I)	SAGE JUNCTION ID	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	ORISKA ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEYBURN ID	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOSES LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 SB	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS IF	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASSELTON ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	UMATILLA OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOVERDALE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ADEL GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLACKAMAS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RINGGOLD GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHENEY WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PASCO WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SWANTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	017 - BROWNSTOWN - I-70 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPARTA WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	WA	Full (Level I)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROAD SIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MANCHESTER TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/01/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-39	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELKHART IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	ST. LOUIS MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RED RIVER WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLATTE CITY MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-80 W/B ANTELOPE SCALE	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN CO (BRIDGEPORT STN)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I39	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections53

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA954370533	$750,000	01/10/2022	01/10/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1172181	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/28/2022	-	-

No revocation records.

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

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

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 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: 2 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.18 per vehicle); none 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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (68)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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