CENTRAL ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 173005MC-Docket MC147602KANKAKEE, IL
Review before tendering23 power units

CENTRAL ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 173005) in KANKAKEE, 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2024-09-19 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-06-30 (C).
  • 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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-07-07

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.62
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.04
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.25

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
0
Crashes
12
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
23
Total drivers
20
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
20%

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
5 times last 2024-09-19
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-23
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2010-06-30 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

17
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
9
Violations
1
OOS violations
3
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-14 → 2026-04-10.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
3 1 2025-12-10
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2026-04-10
Hours of service 395
1 0 2024-09-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2024-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2024-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-09-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step
2024-08-15 Unsafe Driving Following too close
2024-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-10 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-12-10 IL · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
2025-07-29 IL · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2024-09-08 IN · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Hours of service 395 22(h)(2)

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