CORNERSTONE CARGO LLC
USDOT 1683159MC-Docket MC618456BENSENVILLE, IL
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CORNERSTONE CARGO LLC (USDOT 1683159) in BENSENVILLE, IL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2009-05-28 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2019-01-03 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.14
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.52
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.25
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.12
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
3
Injuries
4
Crashes
88
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 77
- Total drivers
- 63
- Years in business
- 19
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 21.6%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 10 times last 2019-01-03
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-10
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2009-05-28
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
131
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
113
Violations
16
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-14.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-31
FL
3 injuredTow-away
2025-04-07
GA
Tow-away
2024-12-02
FL
Tow-away
2024-06-27
GA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
38 | 3 | 2026-04-07 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
34 | 10 | 2026-04-22 |
Hours of service 395
|
23 | 1 | 2026-04-07 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
2 | 0 | 2025-07-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-22 |
Operating authority / leasing 376
|
1 | 0 | 2023-07-04 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2026-03-30 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. | OOS |
| 2026-02-19 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Intoxicating - No driver shall be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while the driver possesses an intoxicati | OOS |
| 2026-01-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-11-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-08-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-08-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-24 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to provide/affix placards when required. | — |
| 2025-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-07-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-07-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-06-25 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2025-06-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2025-04-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos | OOS |
| 2025-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 co | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14 hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2025-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-04-07 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-03-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2026-02-19 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4A-DOSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5A3-IDUI | OOS | — |
2026-01-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-12-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-11-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
2025-10-18 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82DUMT | — | — |
2025-10-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-10-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-09-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
2025-09-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-08-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
2025-08-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-08-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
2025-08-11 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-07-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-07-24 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 506A-HMPMC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-07-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-07-13 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-06-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82DUMT | — | — |
2025-06-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-05-14 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
2025-05-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-05-08 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
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