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OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC

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Company CheckOPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC · DOT 3594294

4718 N OLCOTT AVE APT 2E, HARWOOD HTS, IL, 60706

DOT# 3594294 MC# 1218566 Harwood Hts, Illinois 5 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

8 events tracked · latest Aug 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 16, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Nov 12, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Sep 19, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Oct 14, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4718 N OLCOTT AVE APT 2E, HARWOOD HTS, IL, 60706

Mailing Address4718 N OLCOTT AVE APT 2E, HARWOOD HTS, IL, 60706-4629

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC this company	3594294	Sign in	Active
RED STAR 1991 INCORPORATED	3458931	Sign in	Inactive

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1218566

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 .84 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.92 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.33 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage180,000 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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/16/2026

CompanyTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MIT-UKNAP2300164-2238

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage180,000 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

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

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 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

27 · 11 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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, 31 inspections, 12 resulted in out-of-service (38.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 14 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

79 roadside violations across 31 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

Unsafe Driving 33 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 33 violations · 14 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 11 violations · 3 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 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 (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/07/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	6	4	2	0	4	4	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	STEELE MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	4	1	1	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOUGLASVILLE GA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MA	6	2	5	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	714M US281 NB	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHELBYVILLE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	VA	Full (Level I)	MARSHALL VA	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	BURLINGTON NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEPHENS CITY VA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MILAN OH	6	0	1	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW PARIS OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 RIGHT SHOULDER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	HOPE AR	6	3	0	0	6	3	-	▲Detail
07/26/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/25/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/25/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	EL DORADO KS	6	2	4	2	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMOND LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TIFTON GA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	EDDYVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	11	1	5	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
10/14/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	CONNEAUT OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	STEELE MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALPARAISO IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 SB AT DIX-TOLEDO HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	CLARENCE MO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 87 S/B	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 SB ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DONNER PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	EDDYVILLE	5	1	4	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAVONIA GA	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEYMOUR IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN CO (MARION STN)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections18

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	12/15/2022	01/20/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	12/15/2022	02/09/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-02	$750,000	06/25/2025	10/14/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	06/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	10/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	06/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	02/14/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	06/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	06/25/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	08/13/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	06/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007624-01	$750,000	06/25/2024	11/21/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT03837A	$1,000,000	06/25/2023	06/25/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT03837A	$1,000,000	06/25/2023	07/25/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	06/25/2022	12/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	06/25/2022	01/12/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	04/13/2023	06/25/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 948012831	$750,000	04/06/2021	06/25/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	02/27/2023	05/11/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	02/27/2023	04/13/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	01/20/2023	02/27/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000326-00	$750,000	01/20/2023	03/16/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2024
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2025
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/19/2024
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2022
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2023
MC1218566	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/12/2021	-	-
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/17/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/28/2023
MC1218566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/13/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/23/2023

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

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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