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HAMMER EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckHAMMER EXPRESS INC · DOT 540837

300 AMENDODGE DR, SHOREWOOD, IL, 60404-9363

DOT# 540837 MC# 269258 Shorewood, Illinois 32 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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 Address300 AMENDODGE DR, SHOREWOOD, IL, 60404-9363

Mailing Address9100 W PLAINFIELD RD BLD1 2ND, BROOKFIELD, IL, 60513

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC269258

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 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 .23 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .92 · 3 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 8.44 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage707,210 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS23.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/06/2013

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyINCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #ICC-E4208-111909

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers30

Mileage707,210 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total23

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service3

OOS Rate23.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/06/2013 | Rated: 08/28/2008

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

2023

2 · 2 OOS -

2024

6 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

18 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

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, 25 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (16% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 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
01/25/2024	Channahon Twp	IL	0	1	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

44 roadside violations across 25 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 31 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 10 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (31)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/29/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-55	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	HANCOCK WI	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	008 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	10	1	1	9	1	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	007 - RICHMOND - US12, 1 N OF	5	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANCOCK WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	E/B NEW BUFFALO SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	HANCOCK WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB SCALE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	ROUTE 53 AND PHEASANT RUN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 W/B W/OF LAGRANGE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEACE RD N/B @ PLEASANT ST	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWTON WI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARSENAL RD/ BASELINE RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWTON WI	2	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I55 S/B	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON	3	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20 AND HWY 14	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	JANESVILLE WI	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	5	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARSENAL RD W/B AT EXXONMOBILE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2023	WI	Full (Level I)	LA PRAIRIE	12	1	0	12	1	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	WI	Full (Level I)	BELOIT SWEF	6	3	0	6	3	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83 MS VO9667 K3	$0	09/30/2007	04/19/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP2395860907	$1,000,000	09/30/2007	04/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP16381A	$1,000,000	09/30/2003	09/30/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP16381A	$1,000,000	09/30/2003	11/01/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP16381A	$0	09/30/2003	09/30/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP16381A	$0	09/30/2003	11/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080865295	$1,000,000	09/30/2001	05/27/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080844950	$0	09/30/2001	05/27/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1-TP0002196-1	$1,000,000	09/30/1998	09/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OP00000211	$1,000,000	09/30/1997	09/30/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0002099	$1,000,000	09/30/1996	09/30/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080844950	$0	06/12/2003	09/30/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080865295	$1,000,000	06/12/2003	09/30/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080865314	$0	05/27/2002	06/12/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080865295	$1,000,000	05/27/2002	06/12/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	6506048	$1,000,000	04/01/2021	04/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026092	$1,000,000	04/01/2018	04/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026092	$1,000,000	04/01/2018	04/21/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026087	$1,000,000	04/01/2016	04/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026086	$1,000,000	04/01/2015	04/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026086	$1,000,000	04/01/2015	04/06/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0042024	$1,000,000	04/01/2014	04/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8137731	$1,000,000	04/01/2013	04/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8090147	$1,000,000	04/01/2012	04/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8038006	$1,000,000	04/01/2011	04/01/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8014775	$1,000,000	04/01/2010	04/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TP3675509	$1,000,000	04/01/2009	04/01/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	500171	$0	04/01/1994	09/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PT 0451 00	$1,000,000	04/01/1994	11/04/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/22/2005
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/22/2005
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/2021
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/2021
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2016
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2016
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2011
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2011
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2015
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2015
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2014
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2014
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2013
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2013
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2012
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/29/2012
MC269258	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2010
MC269258	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2010
MC269258	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/13/1994	-	-
MC269258	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/13/1994	-	-

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle 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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 23.0769% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 23.0769% 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 (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (31)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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