Carrier profile · USDOT 3225405 · MC-1010253 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Grasshopper Trucking LLC

DBA KANGAROO TRANS

133 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 42 statesLA GRANGE, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1010253 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

133Power units

172 observed · MCS-150

127Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 858-5933 Email dispatchsafety@grasshoppertrucking.net

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

133 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

336 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 177 vehicle and 336 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.1 pts across the window. 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

334 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 31

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 133-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 133
Inspections · 24 mo: 336
Annualized: ≈168 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving229 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance71 · 9 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance67 · 16 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance63 · 54 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance49 · 12 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance29 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance25 · 12 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

A-one Commercial’19–’20

Knightbrook’20–’22

State Nationalspecialty’23–’24

State Nationalspecialty’24–’25

2019202120232025now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → May 2022	$750K	5
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 133
Observed power (24 mo): 172
Trailers (towed): 127

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

82.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

336

TN busiest

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

Home base

LA GRANGE, IL

1032 S LA GRANGE RD STE 9

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 25 · IL 22 · NM 20

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: 59 trucks also ran under 29 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3359822 USDOT 4495616 USDOT 4223244 USDOT 4359277 USDOT 2838429 USDOT 4044541 USDOT 4410542 USDOT 4176228Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 102 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 61189 USDOT 3176162 USDOT 3466263 USDOT 2443340 USDOT 3619022 USDOT 4176228 USDOT 159741 USDOT 4223244

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

133

Observed (24 mo)

172

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1032 S LA GRANGE RD STE 9, LA GRANGE, IL, 60525
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 858-5933
Fax: (312) 847-6708
Email: safety@grasshoppertrucking.net
Web domain: grasshoppertrucking.net

Registration

Officer: Bosko Grbic
USDOT / docket: 3225405 · MC-1010253
First registered: Dec 23, 2018
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2025 · 24,084,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

133

Power units

133

Drivers

133

CDL drivers

24,084,000

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 GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC.

GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3225405) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 336 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 177 vehicle-level and 336 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 133 power units and 133 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3225405, and its motor carrier number is MC-1010253.

Is GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC has a 32.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 567 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC operates 133 power units and 133 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC based?

GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC is based in LA GRANGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 42 states.

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