SAFE CARGO LINE INC

Lockport, IL · Interstate · 3 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 25, 2003 (23 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC456329: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
66.7%
Only 3 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC456329 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 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)MC456329PrimaryGreat West Casualty Co
Policy GRT20682A · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Apr 26, 2024Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

4inspections
66.7%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 3 · Illinois avg 24.1%
25.0%driver out-of-service
1 of 4 · Illinois avg 4.4%
6violations written on inspection reports
4 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 25, 2026AL20No
May 9, 2026NC22Yes
Feb 2, 2026TN31No
Jan 15, 2026IN23Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 195,261 vehicle and 387,726 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

5 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 3 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 6 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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
Hours-of-Service Compliance2140.0%14.8%
Vehicle Maintenance2240.0%60.9%
Unsafe Driving1020.0%19.8%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
HOS (Passenger) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958E1HOSPVID
11
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLI
11
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
11
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
10
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
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number1111034
MC / docketMC456329
Legal nameSAFE CARGO LINE INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers3
Annual mileage75,290 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 25, 2003 · 23 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 1, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightHousehold GoodsBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceMeatU.S. MailCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstructionWater Well

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 SAFE CARGO LINE INC

What does SAFE CARGO LINE INC's operating authority allow?

MC456329: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about SAFE CARGO LINE INC is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. 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 SAFE CARGO LINE INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1111034. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (773) 727-1970, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC456329, 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 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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