BONANZA CARRIERS LLC

Joliet, IL · Interstate · 250 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 11, 2021 (5 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1261796: 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
30.4%
68 of 224 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1261796 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)MC1261796—Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy DC910181-01 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Oct 10, 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

458inspections
30.4%vehicle out-of-service
68 of 224 · Illinois avg 24.1%
3.1%driver out-of-service
14 of 458 · Illinois avg 4.4%
532violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026NJ30No
Oct 8, 2026OH22Yes
Oct 5, 2026MA31No
Oct 5, 2026IN12No
Oct 2, 2026IN22No
Oct 1, 2026IN21Yes
Sep 30, 2026NY27No
Sep 25, 2026IL30No
Sep 24, 2026IN14Yes
Sep 23, 2026NJ30No
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

399 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 89 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 532 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 Maintenance2327558.1%60.9%
Unsafe Driving119029.8%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance3318.3%14.8%
Driver Fitness14123.5%3.6%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol110.3%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
3636
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
250
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
150
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
140
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
120
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALCL
120
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
110
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALIL
110
HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522GELDMFV
100
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
90

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

25crashes
0fatal
9injury
16tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Sep 1, 2026Indianapolis, IN01
Jan 31, 2026Bainbridge, IN00
Jan 25, 2026Frankfort, IN00
Jan 15, 2026Weston, MA00
Nov 11, 2025Upper Mifflin Township, PA00
Nov 8, 2025Co Unit Road Dist Twp #1, IL00
Nov 1, 2025Indianapolis, IN00
Sep 5, 2025Charlotte, NC01
Aug 23, 2025Indianapolis, IN03
Aug 18, 2025Lombard, IL00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3655676
MC / docketMC1261796
Legal nameBONANZA CARRIERS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units250
Drivers250
Annual mileage25,750,500 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Aug 14, 2025)
USDOT number addedJun 11, 2021 · 5 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJan 29, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightU.S. Mail

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 BONANZA CARRIERS LLC

What does BONANZA CARRIERS LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1261796: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about BONANZA CARRIERS LLC 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 BONANZA CARRIERS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3655676. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (630) 360-9037, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1261796, 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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