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FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 15
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 12
- Annual miles
- 910k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
Registration
- Registered
- 11-28-2017 (9 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-13-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- AMIE HECK
- Officer
- CHARLIE HECK
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 14 of 32 violations (44%). Brake or light defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate46.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 13). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.23× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Illinois (about 23 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.100 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 1.67 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 1.07 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.23 | 0.18 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
32 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert26 · 7 OOSBrakes 14 · Lights 4 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 3
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSSpeeding 2 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert3 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 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
24 months-
Feb32026IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec182024MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R Gon record since Apr 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2026A cancellation notice effective May 26, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- Cargo filing
- on file · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY since Jun 14, 2024
- 6 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 5 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G (Jan 2026); MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025); EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY → MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Dec 26, 2025, replaced 20 days later); 3 replaced before they took effect
- 10 days without a liability filing (Dec 26, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 16, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
12 filings and 10 authority events since 2017 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 15, 2026CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R GLiability · $750,000 · on file at May 14, 2026 · cancellation notice effective May 26, 2026 on file at May 14, 2026 (outcome not in FMCSA's frozen record)1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 16, 2026opened after CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 27, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 15, 2026CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R GLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 15, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 27, 2026 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2026Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 8, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 26, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 9, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 30, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 16, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 8, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 17, 2025opened after MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 14, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 14, 2024HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 14, 2024MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 14, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 14, 2024opened after EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 14, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2024EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 14, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 11, 2024opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 20, 2024SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 8, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 12, 2024 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2022ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 20, 2024 · replaced by another insurer23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 17, 2022opened after ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 18, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2020ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 18, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 16, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 21, 2020opened after ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 12, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2018ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 12, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 27, 2017Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2017ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Illinois (HQ) 18
- Missouri 5
- Indiana 3
- South Carolina 2
- Arkansas 1
- Florida 1
- Kentucky 1
- New Mexico 1
53% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (15 power units: 15 filed, 12 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 15 power units this active to have about 0.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — about 2.1× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.9 over the next 12 — about 1.4× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 22, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 2 further inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 2.45 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.49 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 8 | 7.16 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-JUN-26 – 30-SEP-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.