TOP ENERGY LTD

Elk Grove Village, IL · Interstate · 26 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 13, 2004 (22 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC497773: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
Cargo cover filed: $5,000
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
12.1%
4 of 33 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC497773 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (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. Cargo cover filed: $5,000.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
CargoMC497773—CNA Insurance Companies
Policy 4026604324 · BMC-34
$5,000Oct 28, 2010Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC497773PrimaryMS Transverse Insurance Company
Policy TINCA4213133 · BMC-91X
$750,000Nov 10, 2025Active

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

80inspections
12.1%vehicle out-of-service
4 of 33 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 80 · Illinois avg 4.4%
55violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026SD30No
Sep 29, 2026WY30No
Sep 22, 2026AZ23No
Sep 17, 2026NM20No
Sep 8, 2026CA10No
Sep 7, 2026TX20No
Sep 6, 2026AR31No
Sep 3, 2026SD30No
Aug 16, 2026TN31No
Aug 13, 2026CA22Yes
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

34 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 4 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 55 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 Maintenance16447.1%60.9%
Unsafe Driving14041.2%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance4011.8%14.8%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
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
50
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
30
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
22
More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged
Suspension · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393207BAALPMEOOS
11
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
11
HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
Fail to transfer ELD records · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524DELDPT
10
HOS (Local Law) - State/local hour of service violation.
Hours · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3922HOS
10
Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 consecutive minutes
Hours · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3953AII
10
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
10
State/Local Laws - Following too closely
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLFC
10

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

3crashes
0fatal
0injury
3tow-away
3 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Sep 29, 2026Scottsboro, AL00
Feb 17, 2026Fort Bridger, WY00
Sep 28, 2025Non-City Or Unincorporate, MO00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1275782
MC / docketMC497773
Legal nameTOP ENERGY LTD
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units26
Drivers26
Annual mileage2,162,995 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 13, 2004 · 22 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateOct 7, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsFresh ProduceMeatU.S. MailRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsConstruction

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 TOP ENERGY LTD

What does TOP ENERGY LTD's operating authority allow?

MC497773: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about TOP ENERGY LTD 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 TOP ENERGY LTD?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1275782. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (630) 350-4900, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC497773, 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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