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MAKALU TRANSPORT LLC

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5413 WALNUT AVE UNIT K, DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515

DOT# 4153778 MC# 1595069 Downers Grove, Illinois 2 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

On file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(708) 575-5761

Email[email protected]

Physical Address5413 WALNUT AVE UNIT K, DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515

Mailing Address1225 CONQUEST CT, SHOREWOOD, IL, 60404-0574

Other Companies at This Address

Address5413 WALNUT AVE UNIT K, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AMI FREIGHT LLC	3805522	(773) 858-5845	Active
LEAD LINE LOGISTICS LLC	4394653	(630) 450-8699	Active
MAKALU TRANSPORT LLC this company	4153778	(708) 575-5761	Active
RADTER INC	2293735	(773) 922-6868	Active
ENIGMA LOGISTICS LLC	2197782	(331) 777-2198	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 Operation

DocketFF062179

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC1595069

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating2 years

Company Overview

MAKALU TRANSPORT LLC is a FMCSA-validated broker based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The company has been in operation for 2 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/06/2023. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Broker. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MAKALU TRANSPORT LLC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountOn file

Type84

Effective12/16/2025

CompanyAMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY

Policy #101021266

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

FleetN/A

DriversN/A

Operating2 years

MCS-15012/2023

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority — so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Last filing on record11/27/2023

Surety / TrusteeHUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (203) 977-8000
🌐 hudsoninsgroup.com

Filings on record2

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	TCS20725	$0	11/27/2023	11/27/2024	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	TCS20725	$0	11/27/2023	12/13/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF062179	PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	11/27/2023	REVOKED	12/03/2024
MC1595069	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/27/2023	-	-
MC1595069	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/29/2024

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

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Active broker authority

Holds active broker authority.

Broker bond (BMC-84) on file

Active broker authority on file — FMCSA requires a BMC-84 surety bond ($75K) to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 2 year(s) ago.

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) knockout	−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.

MAKALU TRANSPORT LLC

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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