Carrier profile · USDOT 602317 · MC-290200 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

C R Transport Inc

DBA CR TRANSPORT

78 power unitsavg 10 yrNational · 27 statesCOAL CITY, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-290200 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

78Power units

51 observed · MCS-150

52Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 327-8661 Email dispatchjackriley@cardinaltransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

78 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

96 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 96 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 16.2 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

94 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 8

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 78-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 78
Inspections · 24 mo: 96
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving53 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 13 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’22 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’06–’09

Maxum’09–’11

Rli’18–’22

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2022

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2022	$1M	3
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Jul 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2014 → Jul 2016	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$1M	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Sep 2013 → Nov 2013	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$1M	1
BANK OF PONTIAC	Dec 2011 → Sep 2013	$1M	1
FIRST COMMUNITY BANK OF JOLIET	Jun 2011 → Apr 2012	$1M	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Dec 2011	$1M	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Mar 2009	$1M	5
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2004 → Aug 2004	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2002 → Aug 2003	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2002	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → Aug 2001	$1M	2
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → May 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 78
Observed power (24 mo): 51
Trailers (towed): 52

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

54.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

COAL CITY, IL

1630 SOUTH BROADWAY STREET

Top corridor

MO ⇄ IL

MO 11 · OH 8 · TN 8

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: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4492974 USDOT 4577051 USDOT 204961Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (40 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 687351 USDOT 3021225 USDOT 152518 USDOT 204961 USDOT 1420479 USDOT 3034902 USDOT 782285 USDOT 3087387

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cardinaltransport.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 152518 USDOT 267947 USDOT 946247 USDOT 1500090 USDOT 1861706 USDOT 2173602 USDOT 2901868 USDOT 3773726

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1630 SOUTH BROADWAY STREET, COAL CITY, IL, 60416-9718
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 327-8661
Fax: (815) 634-8267
Email: jackriley@cardinaltransport.com
Web domain: cardinaltransport.com

Registration

Officers: John M Riley · Kay F Riley
USDOT / docket: 602317 · MC-290200
First registered: May 22, 1995
Last MCS-150: Oct 3, 2025 · 4,364,278 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 28, 2014
D-U-N-S: 80417497

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,364,278

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 C R TRANSPORT INC.

C R TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 602317) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 96 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 96 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 78 power units and 78 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 28, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C R TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

C R TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 602317, and its motor carrier number is MC-290200.

Is C R TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, C R TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C R TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

C R TRANSPORT INC has a 41.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 151 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is C R TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

C R TRANSPORT INC operates 78 power units and 78 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C R TRANSPORT INC based?

C R TRANSPORT INC is based in COAL CITY, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 27 states.

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