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Company CheckBDS GROUP INC · DOT 4311465

2533 W WALTON ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60622

DOT# 4311465 MC# 1680550 Chicago, Illinois 1 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Oct 30, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Oct 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
Oct 17, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Aug 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 6 violations (no OOS).
Feb 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 15, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Oct 18, 2024
Registered with FMCSA.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2533 W WALTON ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60622

Mailing Address2533 W WALTON ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60622

Other Companies at This Address

Address2533 W WALTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60622

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BDS GROUP INC this company	4311465	Sign in	Active
B DSHAULERS INC	4148974	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 OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC1680550

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 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 38.32 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.57 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

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 OOS10.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective11/08/2024

CompanyAMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KMC1067822

Last checked08/03/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Operating1 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service1

OOS Rate10.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2025

10 · 1 OOS -

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 Oct 2025, 10 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 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
02/16/2025	TROY (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 10 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 25 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
10/30/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB MM 118	8	0	8	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WELSH LA	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	I40 WB	3	1	2	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	6	0	4	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	4	0	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NSO RDWY SOUTH BRUNSWICK	3	0	2	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ZANESVILLE OH	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE STATION IN	5	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/B M-59 @ I-94	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067822	$750,000	11/08/2024	11/08/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067822	$750,000	11/08/2024	03/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067822	$750,000	11/08/2024	11/08/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067822	$750,000	11/08/2024	05/25/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1680550	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/15/2024	-	-

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81/100

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 81

−8

Starts at 100−19 totalFinal 81

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−8

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

Driver 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

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

-8

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−8 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 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 10% vs national avg 5.51%.

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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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