Carrier profile · USDOT 2090527 · MC-729337 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ar Sparks Inc

3 power unitsavg 4.8 yrLocal · 1 statesALSIP, IL84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-729337 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2018–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 385-2210 Email dispatcharsparksinc@yahoo.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Review before loading

Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2018–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Family’10–’15

Hudson’16–’19

Artisan Truckers’22–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2019	$1M	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2019	$1M	4
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$1M	1
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2010 → Dec 2015	$1M	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ALSIP, IL

11818 S CICERO AVE

Top corridor

IL 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jonathan zaragoza — 3 carriers: USDOT 3806122 USDOT 3893310

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11818 S CICERO AVE, ALSIP, IL, 60803
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (708) 385-2210
Fax: (708) 385-2207
Email: arsparksinc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jonathan Zaragoza
USDOT / docket: 2090527 · MC-729337
First registered: Oct 28, 2010
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2024 · 56,224 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

56,224

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate AR SPARKS INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AR SPARKS INC.

AR SPARKS INC (USDOT 2090527) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AR SPARKS INC's USDOT number?

AR SPARKS INC's USDOT number is 2090527, and its motor carrier number is MC-729337.

Is AR SPARKS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, AR SPARKS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AR SPARKS INC's safety record?

AR SPARKS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).

How big is AR SPARKS INC's fleet?

AR SPARKS INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AR SPARKS INC based?

AR SPARKS INC is based in ALSIP, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

Similar carriers near Alsip, IL

Comparable carriers around Alsip and across Illinois

Monster Truck LLC Clear · 94Alsip, IL · 3 power units

Won't He Do It Transportation Inc Review · 70Alsip, IL · 3 power units

Monkus CorpAlsip, IL · 3 power units

Benspeedy LLCAlsip, IL · 3 power units

Arba Inc Review · 84Alsip, IL · 2 power units

F-n-r Transport Inc Clear · 86Alsip, IL · 2 power units

Giga Mile Inc Clear · 100Alsip, IL · 4 power units

RRR Towing IncAlsip, IL · 4 power units

More in Illinois →Owner-operators in Illinois →Long-haul veterans in Illinois →

More Illinois carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

GKH Global Services IncBolingbrook · 1 power unit Covington Services LLCCarlock · 10 power units Jana Trucking CompanyReviewGlendale Heights · 1 power unit Truck Provider LLCReviewGardner · 11 power units PL Trucking IncRoselle · 8 power units JBT Express IncLemont · 1 power unit