SUPERIOR FREIGHT INC

USDOT 2836445MC-Docket MC949103DES PLAINES, IL
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SUPERIOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2836445) in DES PLAINES, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-11-17 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-08-15) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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 rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 7 times, most recent 2024-08-15 — 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.96
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.46
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.53

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
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
17
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
40
Total drivers
43
Years in business
10
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
5.6%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
44.4%Above national

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
7 times last 2024-08-15
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-02
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2020-11-17
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

35
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
50
Violations
13
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-27 → 2026-04-30.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-03-13 MI Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
17 3 2026-04-30
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
11 4 2026-04-30
Hours of service 395
4 1 2026-02-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 1 2025-11-12

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans OOS
2026-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-02-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron
2026-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-11-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference OOS
2025-11-12 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2025-11-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-05-29 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2024-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2024-11-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2024-10-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2024-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2024-09-18 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2024-05-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status OOS
2024-05-30 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 18 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-30 MO · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128B-CLWV OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2026-02-10 MI · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H1-ELDNUM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128B-CLWV OOS
2025-12-24 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-11-12 SD · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2-TAOTLM OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2025-05-29 OK · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
2024-12-12 WY · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-ATIS OOS
2024-10-24 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2024-09-25 CO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2024-09-18 WA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9(a)(2) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9(a)(2) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-30 ME · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1) OOS
2024-03-11 WA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2024-02-16 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2024-02-07 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-01-04 MO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2023-12-08 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2023-11-08 OR · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-09-18 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2023-09-08 IN · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82(a)(1)
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
Hours of service 395 24(c)(2)(iii)

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