TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LLC
DBA CARS TRANSPORT LOGISTICS
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- 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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 16 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 16 · 16
- Annual miles
- 972k ~61k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Trailers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 10, 2012)13 yrs old
- Registered
- Jul 30, 2007 (19 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 16, 2026
- DUNS
- 15863888
- Officer
- RICKY HILL
- Phone
- (219) 864-0400
- rhill@cars-transport.com
- Address
- 2211 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove IL 60515
Cargo
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026Violations
11 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026-
Hours of service No alert6 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3
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Unsafe driving No alert4 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceLights 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Feb102025Feb 10, 2025 · MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct22024Oct 2, 2024 · IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Vanliner Insurance Companyon record since Mar 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2006
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Jun 24, 2019
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY → Vanliner Insurance Company (Mar 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
- Illinois (HQ) 6
- Indiana 4
- Michigan 3
- Wisconsin 2
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service | 3 | 1.52 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 4 | 2.05 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | 4.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.40 | No alert |
15 driver inspections · 4 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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