Carrier profile · USDOT 1257235 · MC-496466 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC

DBA DBA LAKESIDE TRANSPORTATION

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWAUKEGAN, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-496466 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.7Avg age (yr)

2009–2014 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 263-7619 Email dispatchmmeyers@cookillinois.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 2

Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

100.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

100.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Apr '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Discover Property’04–’07

Lexington’04–’08

Discover Property’08–’10

Ace American’10–’12

Ace American’12–’18

Starr Liability’12–’15

Ace American’18–’20

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2021

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2020	$5M	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Oct 2020	$5M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2015	$5M	3
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2018	$5M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Jul 2012	$5M	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Jul 2011	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$5M	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2010	$5M	3
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$5M	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2008	$5M	4
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2007	$5M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

WAUKEGAN, IL

2794 NORTHWESTERN

Top corridor

WI ⇄ IL

WI 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cookillinois.com — 13 carriers: USDOT 76786 USDOT 279326 USDOT 279741 USDOT 281265 USDOT 281691 USDOT 281714 USDOT 284336 USDOT 519354

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john benish jr — 7 carriers: USDOT 279741 USDOT 284333 USDOT 519354 USDOT 539932 USDOT 540653 USDOT 1377547

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2794 NORTHWESTERN, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 263-7619
Cell: (847) 204-5263
Fax: (847) 677-9716
Email: mmeyers@cookillinois.com
Web domain: cookillinois.com

Registration

Officers: John Benish Jr · Anthony Benish
USDOT / docket: 1257235 · MC-496466
First registered: Jun 10, 2004
Last MCS-150: Aug 11, 2025 · 3,286 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 24, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 4.82
D-U-N-S: 185949430

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

480

Drivers

480

CDL drivers

3,286

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 NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC.

NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC (USDOT 1257235) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 480 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 24, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 1257235, and its motor carrier number is MC-496466.

Is NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC's safety record?

NORTH SHORE TRANSIT INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.