UTILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE INC

Markham, IL · Interstate · 45 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Feb 16, 2012 (14 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC776739: Common carrier, Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
33.3%
2 of 6 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC776739 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 2274191 ↗

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)MC776739PrimaryGRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 2866329 · 91X
$1,000,000Nov 19, 2022Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 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.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

10inspections
33.3%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 6 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 10 · Illinois avg 4.4%
18violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 28, 2026IL30No
Sep 18, 2026IL20No
Aug 10, 2026IN26No
Jul 14, 2026IN26Yes
Dec 9, 2025IL30No
Sep 22, 2025IL23No
Mar 14, 2025IN22Yes
Mar 13, 2025IL31No
Jan 16, 2025IL20No
Nov 11, 2024IL30No
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

16 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 18 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 Maintenance162100.0%60.9%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - License plate lamp missing
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LLPL
20
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617C
20
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
20
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALRLI
20
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
Hubs - Leaking hub
Wheels Studs Clamps Etc. · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965HL
11
Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355C1
10
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALCL
10
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALIL
10
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A
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

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number2274191
MC / docketMC776739
Legal nameUTILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units45
Drivers28
Annual mileage210,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedFeb 16, 2012 · 14 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateNov 18, 2025

Cargo carried

Building MaterialsConstructionOtherDirt, Sand, Construction Debris

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 UTILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE INC

What does UTILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE INC's operating authority allow?

MC776739: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public); Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about UTILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. 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 UTILITY TRANSPORT SERVICE INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2274191. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (815) 315-5532, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC776739, 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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