IDS TRANSPORTATION INC

Palatine, IL · Interstate · 68 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Feb 20, 2019 (7 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1021731: 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
16.8%
32 of 190 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1021731 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)MC1021731—Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
Policy URG04999 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 3, 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

413inspections
16.8%vehicle out-of-service
32 of 190 · Illinois avg 24.1%
3.4%driver out-of-service
14 of 413 · Illinois avg 4.4%
345violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 15, 2026US30No
Oct 14, 2026SD30No
Oct 14, 2026CO20No
Oct 13, 2026OH11No
Oct 11, 2026KY30No
Oct 10, 2026UT30No
Oct 9, 2026MO30No
Oct 8, 2026OK11Yes
Oct 8, 2026IA12Yes
Oct 8, 2026OK11Yes
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

233 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 50 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 345 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 Maintenance1163449.8%60.9%
Unsafe Driving64027.5%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance441118.9%14.8%
Driver Fitness441.7%3.6%
Hazardous Materials Compliance401.7%0.5%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol110.4%0.4%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPD
101
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
99
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
90
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
90
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
80
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
70
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
70
Failure to obey traffic control device
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922C
60
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
50
Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSML
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

15crashes
1fatal
7injury
7tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Oct 7, 2026Morgan, UT01
Aug 25, 2026Duluth, GA03
Mar 7, 2026Oklahoma City, OK00
Jan 10, 2026ND00
Dec 7, 2025Mandan, ND03
Dec 4, 2025Not Reported, KS00
Dec 2, 2025Buffalo Township, PA00
Oct 28, 2025Not Reported, GA02
Oct 22, 2025Edgerton, KS01
Aug 9, 2025Butler (Township Of), OH10

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3248332
MC / docketMC1021731
Legal nameIDS TRANSPORTATION INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units68
Drivers60
Annual mileage16,200,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedFeb 20, 2019 · 7 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateFeb 25, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceMeatCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodConstruction

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 IDS TRANSPORTATION INC

What does IDS TRANSPORTATION INC's operating authority allow?

MC1021731: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about IDS TRANSPORTATION 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 IDS TRANSPORTATION INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3248332. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (409) 888-0376, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1021731, 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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