EMR EXPRESS INC

Joliet, IL · Interstate · 160 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Feb 3, 2011 (15 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average36.3% vs Illinois average 24.1%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC737936: 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
36.3%
70 of 193 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC737936 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)MC737936—Arch Insurance Company
Policy ZACAT9253108 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Aug 1, 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

409inspections
36.3%vehicle out-of-service
70 of 193 · Illinois avg 24.1%
1.5%driver out-of-service
6 of 409 · Illinois avg 4.4%
378violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 13, 2026IN30No
Oct 12, 2026TN11Yes
Oct 9, 2026TN30No
Oct 7, 2026SC32No
Oct 6, 2026NJ110Yes
Oct 6, 2026VA30No
Oct 5, 2026TX22Yes
Oct 2, 2026TN31No
Oct 1, 2026WV33No
Oct 1, 2026MN15No
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

279 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 82 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 378 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 Maintenance1787763.8%60.9%
Unsafe Driving66023.7%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance31111.1%14.8%
Driver Fitness441.4%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
3128
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
160
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
130
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
100
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
100
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
99
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
70
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
55
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
55
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
50

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

12crashes
0fatal
3injury
9tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Aug 28, 2026Greenwich Twp, NJ00
Jul 17, 2026Proviso Twp, IL01
Mar 12, 2026Rural Lawrence, AL00
Feb 17, 2026Elkhart, IN00
Jan 19, 2026GA00
Jan 19, 2026South Bend, IN00
Jan 14, 2026TN02
Jan 14, 2026Harris (Township Of), OH02
Dec 28, 2025Thornton Twp, IL00
Oct 11, 2025London, KY00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number2117041
MC / docketMC737936
Legal nameEMR EXPRESS INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units160
Drivers160
Annual mileage20,640,561 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedFeb 3, 2011 · 15 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 12, 2026

Cargo carried

General Freight

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 EMR EXPRESS INC

What does EMR EXPRESS INC's operating authority allow?

MC737936: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about EMR EXPRESS 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 EMR EXPRESS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2117041. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (708) 328-3542, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC737936, 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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