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Company CheckLION ML LLC · DOT 3971056

16305 S WHEATGRASS STREET, LOCKPORT, IL, 60441

DOT# 3971056 MC# 1483878 Lockport, Illinois 3 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

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

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 18, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Feb 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address16305 S WHEATGRASS STREET, LOCKPORT, IL, 60441

Mailing Address16305 S WHEATGRASS STREET, LOCKPORT, IL, 60441

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1483878

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating3 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 4.38 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .95 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .28 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.13 · 16 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,250,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS27.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

CompanySHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1-C-11383079

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet17 units

Drivers17

Mileage1,250,000 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total47

Out of Service3

OOS Rate6.4%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total37

Out of Service10

OOS Rate27.0%

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

14 · 3 OOS -

2025

20 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

24 · 7 OOS ▲

Crashes

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 Jul 2026, 56 inspections, 15 resulted in out-of-service (26.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 14 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
02/04/2025	+47.4182 -115.6210	MT	0	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

70 roadside violations across 56 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 30 violations · 14 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 19 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 6 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 (58)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/29/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATHENS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	EATON OH	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROVETOWN GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	9352 IH30 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL 173 WEST OF I-90	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEAR LAKE IA	5	1	5	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEDFORD TOWNSHIP PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	SHELBYVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	PARADIS LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB WILTON RA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MATTHEWS MO	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55S/B RAMP TO NORTH RIVER RO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	013 - COMPTON - US30 @ IL251	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	POPLAR BLUFF MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	5	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	SAVANNAH GA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVELETH MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	WEST UNITY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	ID	Full (Level I)	POST FALLS ID	10	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	ELIZABETHTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERLOO NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	EAST BERNSTADT	4	2	1	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	FOLKSTON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONUMENT CO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	US 74	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	WENTZVILLE MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	FM400	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	WY	Full (Level I)	129 PARKING AREA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	WY	Full (Level I)	LUSK POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAVRE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWTON WI	4	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	4	1	4	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2025	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	RANDOLPH SB PARKING AREA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELLENSBURG WA	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/29/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	NASHVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANORADO M.C.I.S. #46	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY EAST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	CLARKSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR376 CHIPPEWA TWP - CHIPPEWA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	HIGGINSVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB DURANT EXIT	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0030 IN TARRANT CO. (2-31)	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALENA OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEELE MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	OX YOKE RD	5	4	1	0	4	4	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections54

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 16 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1-C-11383079	$1,000,000	11/05/2024	06/16/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	1-C-11383079	$1,000,000	11/05/2024	07/21/2025	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA967993261	$750,000	10/27/2023	11/05/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	AFBIL001637-00	$750,000	10/27/2022	10/27/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1483878	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/04/2022	-	-
MC1483878	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2023
MC1483878	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/18/2025

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86/100

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 86

Starts at 100−14 totalFinal 86

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.383% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 27.027% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 years ago.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 17 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 17 vehicles (~0.06 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 6.383% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 27.027% 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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (58)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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