Carrier profile · USDOT 1392515 · MC-529452 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Good News Transportations Inc

2 power unitsavg 17.7 yrLocal · 2 statesWOOD DALE, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-529452 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 509-2999 Email dispatchgoodnews@gntus.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.7 yr

Model years 2001–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Compliance8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’06–’08

National Interstate’10–’12

New York’12–’15

State Nationalspecialty’16–’19

American Guarantee’20–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Sep 2020 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2015	$750K	3
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Sep 2012	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2006 → Jul 2008	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.7 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

16.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

WOOD DALE, IL

415 E POTTER ST

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 2 · IL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3660044Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bong k hong — 2 carriers: USDOT 3124187

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 415 E POTTER ST, WOOD DALE, IL, 60191
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 509-2999
Fax: (630) 509-2150
Email: goodnews@gntus.com
Web domain: gntus.com

Registration

Officers: Bong K Hong · William Choi
USDOT / docket: 1392515 · MC-529452
First registered: Jul 7, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 23, 2025 · 114,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 16, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 603176965

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

114,000

Annual mileage

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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.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC.

GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC (USDOT 1392515) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 16, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC's USDOT number?

GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC's USDOT number is 1392515, and its motor carrier number is MC-529452.

Is GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC's safety record?

GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC's fleet?

GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC based?

GOOD NEWS TRANSPORTATIONS INC is based in WOOD DALE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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