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GRANE TRANSPORTATION LINES LTD

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Company CheckGRANE TRANSPORTATION LINES LTD · DOT 76764

703 FOSTER AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106

DOT# 76764 MC# 151174 Bensenville, Illinois 45 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

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

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 29, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 21, 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 Address703 FOSTER AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106

Mailing Address703 FOSTER AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106

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

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/30/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeAMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION

Contact☎ (609) 243-4200
🌐 munichre.com

Filings on record2

Bond history

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONsince Oct 1, 2013 · active

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONSep 2012 to Oct 2013 · replaced

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONSep 2012 to Oct 2012 · CANCELLED

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Other Companies at This Address

Address703 FOSTER AVE, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GRANE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC	1481143	Sign in	Active
GRANE TRANSPORTATION LINES LTD this company	76764	Sign in	Active
ASTRO AIR EXPRESS	143875	Sign in	Inactive
FEDERAL TRUCK LINES LLC	2015517	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

DocketMC151174

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC030032

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating45 years

All Docket Numbers

MC30032 MC151174

Cargo Transported

General FreightChemicalsPaper Products

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 .22 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.89 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,689,423 miles

Mileage Year2022

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)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS36.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review01/05/1996

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/30/2026

CompanyAMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION

Policy #030032

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet86 units

Drivers58

Mileage3,689,423 mi

Operating45 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total32

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service4

OOS Rate36.4%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/05/1996 | Rated: 02/23/1996

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

10 · 0 OOS -

2024

14 · 0 OOS =

2025

16 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

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 Jun 2026, 30 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (13.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
01/29/2026	NORTH MANCHESTER	IN	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
12/23/2025	LISLE TWP	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
08/21/2025	CHICAGO	IL	3	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/18/2025	Long Grove	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/29/2024	LINCOLNSHIRE	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/16/2023	WAUKEGAN	IL	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 30 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 14 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 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 (46)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/11/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORTH AVE AT RAILROAD AVE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-290	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	JANESVILLE WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-390	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	25TH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB SCALE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-355	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROUTE 53	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALTON	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 SOUTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 N/B CANALORT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	I-88 W	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88 EB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	008 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	012 - FRANKFORT - I-80 W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90 W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	US	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENOMONEE FALLS WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	028 - FRANKFORT - I-80 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	W LAKE COOK RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT WAYNE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I90 SB MM 175.8	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 MM 23.5EB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	US	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIEWI	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 30 @ PINE RD	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-290 W/B	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	IL	Full (Level I)	BOLINGBROOK - I-55 N/B	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080865300	$1,000,000	12/01/2001	08/18/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1-TTP0002835	$1,000,000	12/01/1999	12/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660306D781ATIL99	$0	12/01/1999	02/01/2007	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	030032	$0	09/27/2012	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	151174	$0	09/14/2012	10/27/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1080836699	$1,000,000	08/18/2005	02/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP61682A	$1,000,000	05/01/1995	05/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP61682A	$1,000,000	05/01/1995	05/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP61682A	$0	05/01/1995	05/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP61682A	$1,000,000	05/01/1995	12/01/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP61682A	$0	05/01/1995	12/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	322933	$1,000,000	04/01/1991	06/01/1995	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	653-43-91	$0	04/01/1988	05/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP44364A	$0	02/01/2007	04/04/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP44364A	$1,000,000	02/01/2007	03/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP44364A	$1,000,000	02/01/2007	04/04/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTC 100964	$1,000,000	02/01/2006	02/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTC 100964	$1,000,000	02/01/2006	03/06/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC030032	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/02/1981	-	-
MC030032	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/12/1984	-	-
MC030032	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/11/1983	-	-
MC030032	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/03/2012	-	-
MC030032	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/2005
MC030032	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/2005
MC151174	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/12/1981	-	-
MC030032	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/05/1981	-	-
MC030032	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/01/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/1995
MC030032	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/01/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/1995
MC030032	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/30/1987	-	-
MC030032	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/10/1981	SUPERSEDED	06/05/1981

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/30/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 36.3636% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 86 vehicles (~0.05 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: 4 crash(es) across 86 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 36.3636% 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.

GRANE TRANSPORTATION LINES LTD

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Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (46)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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