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USDOT 185732 · CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC
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USDOT 185732 MC 152337 Oak Brook, IL Authorized For-Hire
900 power units 881 drivers 50.2M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 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.
High confidence
52 yrs history · 966 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • 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
900
Drivers · CDL
881 · 881
Annual miles
50.2M ~56k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks3003
Tractors2956020897
Trailers1,351201,353

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Mar 2, 2016)10 yrs old
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 29, 2025 (Biennial Update)
DUNS
161037734
Officers
MICHAEL L. HANCE · PAT JONES
Phone
(614) 497-5000
Email
pat_jones@forwardair.com
Address
823 Commerce Drive, Oak Brook IL 60523

Cargo

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Intermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
46
1 fatal (1 death) · 22 injury · 34 people hurt in all
Inspections
966
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.6%
196 of 640 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
7 of 966 driver inspections
Violations
937
234 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 97 inspections, 19 out of service 97 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 141 inspections, 21 out of service 141 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 138 inspections, 28 out of service 138 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 127 inspections, 30 out of service 127 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 117 inspections, 24 out of service 117 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 105 inspections, 34 out of service 105 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 116 inspections, 22 out of service 116 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 113 inspections, 23 out of service 113 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 12 inspections.
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Violations

937 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    780 · 226 out-of-service
    Lights 284 · Brakes 219 · Tires 94 · Cargo securement 32 · Steering & suspension 27 · 124 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    107 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 36 · Speeding 22 · Seat belt 20 · Phone use 12 · Other 17
  • Hours of service No alert
    41 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 31 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    8 · 7 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 3 · English proficiency 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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5 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    2
    2026
    Sep 2, 2026 · Minnesota
    Injury · 4 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Aug 14, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, sleet hail.
  • Aug
    10
    2026
    Aug 10, 2026 · Mississippi
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    15
    2026
    Jul 15, 2026 · Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Jul 14, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    12
    2026
    Jul 12, 2026 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    22
    2026
    May 22, 2026 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    14
    2026
    May 14, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

38 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Oct 29, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → Ace American Insurance Company (Oct 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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

Inspections by state
  • Texas 178
  • Tennessee 115
  • Alabama 76
  • Georgia 65
  • Maryland 52
  • Wisconsin 52
  • Illinois (HQ) 50
  • South Carolina 49

Runs well beyond its home state: 50 of 966 inspections were in Illinois.

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