SOS TRANSPORTATION INC

Lake Zurich, IL · Interstate · 8 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jan 13, 2020 (6 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1085345: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
28.6%
2 of 7 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1085345 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 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)MC1085345—NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
Policy 017-08-2678 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Oct 15, 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

15inspections
28.6%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 7 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 15 · Illinois avg 4.4%
23violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 24, 2026NJ21No
Sep 15, 2026PA21No
Sep 11, 2026MN12No
Aug 28, 2026WI13No
Aug 27, 2026MI31No
Aug 21, 2026MI22Yes
Aug 5, 2026OH31No
Aug 2, 2026AR22Yes
Jul 21, 2026PA31No
Jul 14, 2026PA31No
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

22 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 3 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 23 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 Maintenance16372.7%60.9%
Unsafe Driving5022.7%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance104.5%14.8%
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
22
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
20
Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOLTIS
11
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
10
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
10
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
10
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
10
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
10
Air Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39348ABIAD
10
Hydraulic Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355BB
10

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

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jun 10, 2026Upper Allen Township, PA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number3381386
MC / docketMC1085345
Legal nameSOS TRANSPORTATION INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units8
Drivers8
Annual mileage605,003 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJan 13, 2020 · 6 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 29, 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 SOS TRANSPORTATION INC

What does SOS TRANSPORTATION INC's operating authority allow?

MC1085345: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about SOS 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 SOS TRANSPORTATION INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3381386. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (224) 577-1199, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1085345, 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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