Carrier profile · USDOT 152518 · MC-142059 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC

206 power unitsavg 12.6 yrNational · 37 statesCOAL CITY, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142059 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

206Power units

141 observed · MCS-150

154Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 634-4443 Email dispatchjackriley@cardinaltransport.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record16 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

206 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

353 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 231 vehicle and 353 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.4% · 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 7.6 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

347 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 32

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 206-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 206
Inspections · 24 mo: 353
Annualized: ≈177 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving136 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance91 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 33 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance43 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance32 · 17 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance29 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance28 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’97–’01

Kankakee Federak’02–’14

Republic Western’02–now

Sentry Select’05–’11

Canal’12–’16

Rli’18–’22

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2022

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2022	$1M	3
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	May 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → May 2016	$1M	9
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Aug 2011	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2005	$1M	2
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → Jul 2003	$1M	2
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → current	$1M	3
KANKAKEE FEDERAK SAVINGS BANK	Apr 2002 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2002	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1997 → May 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 206
Observed power (24 mo): 141
Trailers (towed): 154

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

45.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 37 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

352

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COAL CITY, IL

7180 E REED ROAD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IL

TX 60 · MO 38 · IN 28

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 204961 USDOT 602317 USDOT 3959676 USDOT 92693 USDOT 2129132 USDOT 191496 USDOT 201752Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (53 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 92693 USDOT 3628204 USDOT 3791967 USDOT 2778754 USDOT 3246249 USDOT 204961 USDOT 602317 USDOT 191496

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cardinaltransport.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 267947 USDOT 602317 USDOT 946247 USDOT 1500090 USDOT 1861706 USDOT 2173602 USDOT 2901868 USDOT 3773726

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

206

Observed (24 mo)

141

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7180 E REED ROAD, COAL CITY, IL, 60416
Mailing address: P O BOX 6, COAL CITY, IL, 60416
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 634-4443
Fax: (815) 634-8267
Email: jackriley@cardinaltransport.com
Web domain: cardinaltransport.com

Registration

Officers: Kay Riley · John Riley
USDOT / docket: 152518 · MC-142059
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 3, 2025 · 111,370,894 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 5, 2012
D-U-N-S: 82552613

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

206

Power units

204

Drivers

204

CDL drivers

111,370,894

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC.

CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 152518) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier received 353 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 231 vehicle-level and 353 driver-level — across 37 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 16 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 16, 2026.

It reports 206 power units and 204 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 5, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 152518, and its motor carrier number is MC-142059.

Is CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 16, 2026, CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC has a 25.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 525 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).