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13135 MILLBANK DR, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585

DOT# 3983833 MC# 1492454 Plainfield, Illinois 3 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Nov 13, 2024 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Nov 13, 2024
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Nov 12, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 4, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 30, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 27, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 25, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 24, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address13135 MILLBANK DR, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585

Mailing Address869 N GOLF CUL DE SAC ST, DES PLAINES, IL, 60016-2314

Other Companies at This Address

Address13135 MILLBANK DR, PLAINFIELD, IL 60585

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
B & A CARGO INC this company	3983833	Sign in	Active
SP TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC	4509726	Sign in	Active
LOADMAX INC	3485816	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

DocketMC1492454

CommonInactive

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 36.06 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .42 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 2 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.08 · 16 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage98,245 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 OOS19.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage98,245 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total52

Out of Service10

OOS Rate19.2%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total36

Out of Service11

OOS Rate30.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

57 · 21 OOS -

Crashes

2024

2 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 Nov 2024, 36 inspections, 13 resulted in out-of-service (36.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 17 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
09/25/2024	NOT LISTED	TX	0	2	1	6	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/24/2024	RURAL JEFFERSON	AL	0	1	0	2	-	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

62 roadside violations across 36 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 32 violations · 16 OOS

Unsafe Driving 17 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 7 violations · 6 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 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 (57)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/12/2024	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEQUOYAH PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WORTHINGTON MN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/27/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	AL	Full (Level I)	ROBERTSDALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	I35 NB	6	3	1	1	5	2	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORTEZ CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	TELEGRAPH SCALE	5	3	1	1	4	2	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTH RANGE WI	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIDGEFIELD WA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON SMITH ST 175 FT N OF BIRCHF	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/21/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	INTERSTATE 75	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PANAMA CITY FL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	115EB I80 VAN METER, IA	7	5	1	0	6	5	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB I-75 @ MM 4	6	3	0	0	6	3	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 57	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	BUFFALO VALLEY TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US17 NEAR SR1401	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESERT HILLS IF	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	BROWNSVILLE TN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRISONVILLE MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAND RIDGE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARSON CHECKPOINT	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARSON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAYWOOD CO I40 WB 7MM OFF RAMP	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	N I-75@CLINTONVILLE RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARRAGUT TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	I76 WEST AT EXIT	12	4	4	1	8	3	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	RENO COUNTY - 155	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	PACIFIC MO	15	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAWRENCEBURG	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	FENNIMORE WI	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	I380 MM 53 NB	10	1	5	1	5	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	LYON COUNTY - 111	7	1	3	0	4	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections52

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 10 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 16 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2025-10-29	Denial of Access	ACTIVE	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA963485496	$750,000	11/16/2022	11/07/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1492454	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/02/2022	REVOKED	11/13/2024

No revocation records.

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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: 2 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 19.2308% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30.5556% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 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: 2 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~2 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 19.2308% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 30.5556% 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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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (57)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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