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644 FIRST AVE, OTTAWA, IL, 61350

DOT# 3849416 MC# 1402760 Ottawa, Illinois 4 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Dec 17, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Dec 17, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Dec 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 26, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 28, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jul 7, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address644 FIRST AVE, OTTAWA, IL, 61350

Mailing Address644 FIRST AVE, OTTAWA, IL, 61350

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1402760

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 31.23 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.6 · 17 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .09 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .02 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 11.45 · 26 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage223,201 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 OOS8.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS43.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective08/28/2025

CompanyBENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO.

Policy #FLBSIC-1611-01528

Last checked08/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage223,201 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total62

Out of Service5

OOS Rate8.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total32

Out of Service14

OOS Rate43.8%

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

60 · 19 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

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 Dec 2025, 62 inspections, 19 resulted in out-of-service (30.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 29 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
07/07/2025	POINT SOUTH	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

185 roadside violations across 62 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 99 violations · 29 OOS

Unsafe Driving 39 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 38 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 8 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 (62)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/17/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR0015 TIOGA TWP - PA WELCOME	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	JASPER FL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTERSVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROVE CITY OH	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SMITHS GROVE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	THOMPSON SPRINGS UT	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PORTAGE IN	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	SPARTA WI	11	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/26/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	ST CLAIR MO	20	10	0	0	0	10	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	DECLO ID	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIR PLAY SC	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	SC	Full (Level I)	HAMER SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	6	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	8	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IOWA LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2025	WA	Full (Level I)	CLE ELUM WA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	9	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	LITCHFIELD IL	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 95 SB EXIT 116	3	3	0	0	3	3	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRANKLIN	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/03/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	ID	Full (Level I)	COEUR D'ALENE ID	11	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/11/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH WINDSOR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANNA IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLOW SPRINGS MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAPPINGTON MO	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BYRON GA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLEFIELD AZ	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	IREDELL COUNTY, I-77, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHIEFLAND FL	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 545 FEET EAST OF MIL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	UMATILLA OR	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLLINSVILLE AL	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/18/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GROVELAND NY	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRESTVIEW FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIMON CO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WIBAUX MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWLING GREEN MO	8	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DARIEN	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLCOX AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections62

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

HOS Compliance 17 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 26 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2026-05-04	Denial of Access	ACTIVE	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	9300074255	$750,000	10/01/2024	03/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	9300074255	$750,000	10/01/2024	04/16/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA972658053	$1,000,000	08/29/2023	10/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA972658053	$1,000,000	08/29/2023	08/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA972644208	$750,000	08/28/2023	08/29/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA972644208	$750,000	08/28/2023	10/04/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA957994721	$750,000	05/09/2022	08/29/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-009346-01	$750,000	03/17/2025	08/29/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1402760	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2023
MC1402760	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/04/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2025
MC1402760	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/30/2023
MC1402760	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/03/2022	-	-

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70/100

Good

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 70

−17

Starts at 100−30 totalFinal 70

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.0645% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 43.75% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

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

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 8.0645% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 43.75% 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.

LINESTAR EXPRESS LLC

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (62)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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