Carrier profile · USDOT 3655676 · MC-1261796 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

Bonanza Carriers LLC

250 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 38 statesJOLIET, IL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1261796 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

250Power units

219 observed · MCS-150

363Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 360-9037 Email dispatchsafety@bonanzacarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 8, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

250 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

450 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 217 vehicle and 450 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.6% · 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 4.7 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

437 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 47

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 250-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 250
Inspections · 24 mo: 450
Annualized: ≈225 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving225 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 14 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance68 · 59 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance31 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance25 · 14 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 5 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 / 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Compass Specialty’21–’22

Ace Property’22–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC.	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 250
Observed power (24 mo): 219
Trailers (towed): 363

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

69.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

446

IN busiest

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

Home base

JOLIET, IL

14 W CASS ST STE E

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 125 · OH 63 · IL 32

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: 84 trucks also ran under 53 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2876280 USDOT 3042228 USDOT 3665621 USDOT 2305744 USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3954257 USDOT 4372727 USDOT 3635981Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 120 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2590203 USDOT 2876280 USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3042228 USDOT 3141768 USDOT 36684 USDOT 3948197 USDOT 4162175

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

250

Observed (24 mo)

219

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: 14 W CASS ST STE E, JOLIET, IL, 60432
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 360-9037
Email: safety@bonanzacarriers.com
Web domain: bonanzacarriers.com

Registration

Officers: Bojan Milinovic · Milos Popovic
USDOT / docket: 3655676 · MC-1261796
First registered: Jun 11, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 25,750,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 14, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

250

Power units

255

Drivers

255

CDL drivers

25,750,500

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 BONANZA CARRIERS LLC.

BONANZA CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 3655676) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 8, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 10, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 8, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier received 450 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 217 vehicle-level and 450 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier has 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 8, 2026.

It reports 250 power units and 255 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 14, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BONANZA CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

BONANZA CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 3655676, and its motor carrier number is MC-1261796.

Is BONANZA CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 8, 2026, BONANZA CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BONANZA CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

BONANZA CARRIERS LLC has a 29.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 599 roadside inspections, with 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BONANZA CARRIERS LLC's fleet?

BONANZA CARRIERS LLC operates 250 power units and 255 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BONANZA CARRIERS LLC based?

BONANZA CARRIERS LLC is based in JOLIET, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 38 states.

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