Carrier profile · USDOT 693614 · MC-321562 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Aries Charter Transportation Inc

0 power unitsavg 13.1 yrLocal · 2 statesCHICAGO, IL94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-321562 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

13.9% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
official FMCSA
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
0violations
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
9%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 39 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 32 total · 2 in 24 mo

32
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
15
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262021
20232011
20223013
20211011
20201011
20196015
20182020
20151001
20144023
20133012
20112011
20094014
20031010
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 18, 2026IL01No
Jan 20, 2026IL01Yes
Sep 3, 2023WI00Yes
May 17, 2023IL01No
Oct 13, 2022IL00Yes
Aug 8, 2022IL01Yes
Feb 21, 2022IL00Yes
Nov 19, 2021IL02Yes
Feb 21, 2020IL01Yes
Dec 23, 2019IL00Yes
Sep 23, 2019IL00Yes
Jul 20, 2019IL00Yes
Jun 3, 2019IL00Yes
Apr 15, 2019IL01No
Jan 2, 2019IL00Yes
Jun 22, 2018IL01No
May 11, 2018IL01No
Aug 17, 2015IL00Yes
Nov 1, 2014IN01No
Jun 21, 2014IN02Yes
May 5, 2014IL00Yes
Jan 1, 2014IL00Yes
Dec 26, 2013IL00Yes
Aug 15, 2013IN00Yes
Jul 26, 2013IL01No