CHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INC

Alsip, IL · Interstate · 120 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 7, 1995 (31 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average50.8% vs Illinois average 24.1%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC305453: 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
50.8%
31 of 61 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC305453 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)MC305453PrimaryGreat West Casualty Co
Policy GRT40258A · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Apr 24, 2025Active

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

148inspections
50.8%vehicle out-of-service
31 of 61 · Illinois avg 24.1%
3.4%driver out-of-service
5 of 148 · Illinois avg 4.4%
260violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026MI32No
Oct 14, 2026WI34No
Oct 1, 2026IN20No
Sep 30, 2026IL30No
Sep 24, 2026IL30No
Sep 23, 2026IN31No
Sep 21, 2026IL30No
Sep 17, 2026IL16Yes
Sep 16, 2026IL30No
Sep 15, 2026IN31No
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

180 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 54 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 260 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 Maintenance1304972.2%60.9%
Unsafe Driving29016.1%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance18310.0%14.8%
Driver Fitness321.7%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
1111
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
88
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
88
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
70
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
60
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
50
HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958A
40
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
40
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A1
40
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
31

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

11crashes
0fatal
3injury
8tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Apr 17, 2026Mendota Twp, IL00
Feb 9, 2026Okeechobee, FL01
Dec 7, 2025IL00
Nov 9, 2025Chicago, IL00
Sep 17, 2025Unincorporated, FL00
Sep 15, 2025Niles Twp, IL01
Jun 10, 2025Unincorporated, FL00
Jun 5, 2025Oakdale, WI00
Mar 21, 2025Winter Haven (Unincorporat, FL02
Jan 4, 2025Arcadia, WI00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number604100
MC / docketMC305453
Legal nameCHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INC
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units120
Drivers120
Annual mileage17,897,693 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Sep 6, 2013)
USDOT number addedJun 7, 1995 · 31 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateOct 1, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightIntermodal Containers

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 CHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INC

What does CHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INC's operating authority allow?

MC305453: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about CHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION 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 CHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 604100. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (773) 523-0086, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC305453, 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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