VS CARRIERS INC

Doing business as VISTA TRANS

Huntley, IL · Interstate · 410 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since May 23, 2011 (15 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC757597: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
30.4%
129 of 424 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC757597 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 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. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC757597—MS Transverse Insurance Company
Policy TIRPCA000243 · BMC-91
$750,000Aug 21, 2026Active

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

936inspections
30.4%vehicle out-of-service
129 of 424 · Illinois avg 24.1%
2.2%driver out-of-service
21 of 935 · Illinois avg 4.4%
814violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 13, 2026TN10No
Oct 13, 2026OH11No
Oct 12, 2026TN31No
Oct 9, 2026TN11Yes
Oct 9, 2026TX20No
Oct 8, 2026MS30No
Oct 7, 2026GA31No
Oct 7, 2026GA31No
Oct 6, 2026MS20No
Oct 6, 2026TN30No
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

564 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 184 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 814 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
Vehicle Maintenance34816061.7%60.9%
Unsafe Driving157027.8%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance44107.8%14.8%
Driver Fitness13122.3%3.6%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol220.4%0.4%
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
4948
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
340
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
270
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
200
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
190
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
150
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
140
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
1212
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
100
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
99

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

45crashes
1fatal
14injury
30tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Sep 24, 2026Not Reported, VA00
Aug 11, 2026Wentzville, MO00
Jul 14, 2026Chicago, IL00
Jul 8, 2026Cheyenne, WY00
Jun 15, 2026Hopkinsville, KY00
Jun 15, 2026Newark, NJ00
May 12, 2026Not Reported, VA02
Mar 30, 2026Rockleigh, NJ00
Mar 13, 2026Pusheta (Township Of), OH01
Mar 1, 2026Indianapolis, IN00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2156343
MC / docketMC757597
Legal nameVS CARRIERS INC
DBA nameVISTA TRANS
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units410
Drivers405
Annual mileage63,602,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jan 9, 2019)
USDOT number addedMay 23, 2011 · 15 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 26, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesMachinery, Large ObjectsFresh ProduceMeatRefrigerated FoodPaper Products

Questions about VS CARRIERS INC

What does VS CARRIERS INC's operating authority allow?

MC757597: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about VS CARRIERS INC is old or missing?

Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.

What should I verify before booking VS CARRIERS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2156343. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (773) 904-0023, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC757597, 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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