ONE STEP CARGO INC

Naperville, IL · Interstate · 116 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Dec 11, 2002 (23 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC457169: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
31.0%
22 of 71 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC457169 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC457169PrimaryHighlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy DC910127-01 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000May 5, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

140inspections
31.0%vehicle out-of-service
22 of 71 · Illinois avg 24.1%
2.9%driver out-of-service
4 of 140 · Illinois avg 4.4%
171violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 9, 2026NM30No
Oct 7, 2026OK30No
Oct 2, 2026SC31No
Sep 30, 2026NM30No
Sep 25, 2026SC31No
Sep 16, 2026LA31No
Sep 16, 2026AR30No
Sep 16, 2026IL30No
Sep 10, 2026TN13Yes
Sep 6, 2026TX21No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,384 vehicle and 387,932 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

130 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 28 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 171 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance882467.7%60.9%
Unsafe Driving30023.1%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance936.9%14.8%
Driver Fitness312.3%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
99
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
60
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
60
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
50
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
40
Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
Other Driver Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 39222AD
40
State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
Other Driver Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLUP
40
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS4
40
Inoperable head lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939H
40
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
33

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

8crashes
0fatal
1injury
7tow-away
8 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jan 30, 2026Loda Twp, IL00
Jan 29, 2026Not Listed, TX05
Jan 25, 2026Concord, NC00
Sep 24, 2025Lower Paxton Township, PA00
Aug 19, 2025Rural, LA00
Aug 3, 2025Raleigh, NC00
Jan 4, 2025Evanston, WY00
Nov 17, 2024San Antonio, TX00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1079507
MC / docketMC457169
Legal nameONE STEP CARGO INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units116
Drivers114
Annual mileage11,715,000 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedDec 11, 2002 · 23 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 27, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceMeatRefrigerated FoodUtilities

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about ONE STEP CARGO INC

What does ONE STEP CARGO INC's operating authority allow?

MC457169: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about ONE STEP CARGO INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking ONE STEP CARGO INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1079507. Call the company back on the phone number on file, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC457169, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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