CHICAGO SUBURBAN EXPRESS INC

USDOT 141280 MC 151275 Forest View, IL Authorized For-Hire
33 power units 41 drivers 1.4M mi/yr
Checking FMCSA… Hazmat
Save to your Fleet Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 8 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
FRED analysis · free account

See what’s behind this grade

Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.

  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
33 all owned
Drivers · CDL
41 · 41
Annual miles
1.4M ~43k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors330033
Trailers13000130

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Dec 20, 1996)29 yrs old
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Sep 3, 2024 (Biennial Update)
DUNS
41057613
Officers
DOUGLAS STEPHAN · DOUGLAS MCCLEMENT
Phone
(708) 496-3300
Email
csxdoug@aol.com
Address
5504 W 47Th Street, Forest View IL 60638

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightPaper ProductsChemicals

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

FMCSA status today

live check

The live FMCSA check hasn't run for this motor carrier in the last 15 minutes; open it for today's authority, insurance, out-of-service and rating status.

Checking FMCSA…

Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
8
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1 vehicle inspection
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 8 driver inspections
Violations
2
0 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one Log in

Violations

2 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Brakes 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2025 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check

The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.

On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
on record since Dec 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2018
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. → SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (Dec 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Dec 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it operates

Loading map data…

Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Illinois (HQ) 7
  • Indiana 1
How this grade is calculated, and its history The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week Log in