Carrier profile · USDOT 4258905 · MC-1652045 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Optima Lines Incorporated

1 power unitavg 3.9 yrNational · 32 statesROSEMONT, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1652045 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

79 observed · MCS-150

80Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 301-0168 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 57 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
53 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 10, 2026.

Safety

134 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 134 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

134 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 49

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈67.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 134
Annualized: ≈67 / yr
Coverage: ≈67.0 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 Driving100 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance29 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’24–’25

Geico Marine’25–now

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 79
Trailers (towed): 80

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

91.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

134

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 13 inspections
Ohio: 12 inspections
Tennessee: 10 inspections
South Carolina: 10 inspections
Missouri: 8 inspections
Arkansas: 8 inspections
Illinois: 7 inspections
Georgia: 6 inspections
New York: 6 inspections
Indiana: 5 inspections
Minnesota: 5 inspections
Delaware: 4 inspections
Michigan: 4 inspections
Iowa: 4 inspections
Texas: 4 inspections
North Carolina: 3 inspections
Maine: 3 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections

Home base

ROSEMONT, IL

9400 W HIGGINS RD

Most inspections: PA

13 inspections

PA 13 · OH 12 · TN 10

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 100 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 706981 USDOT 3473865 USDOT 3594294 USDOT 4200881 USDOT 54283 USDOT 4300881 USDOT 121018 USDOT 3969020Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 545431 USDOT 680185 USDOT 1375832 USDOT 1764554 USDOT 3594294 USDOT 706981 USDOT 3473865 USDOT 3809748

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 9400 W HIGGINS RD, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018
Mailing address: 205 W GRAND AVE STE 104, BENSENVILLE, IL, 60106
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (224) 301-0168
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Aleksandar Lackovic
USDOT / docket: 4258905 · MC-1652045
First registered: Jun 24, 2024
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

19 of 57 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

248violation records

39OOS-tagged records

19 of 57inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

1112%2 / 111

Hours of service

5338%20 / 53

Other vehicle maintenance

4337%16 / 43

Brakes

230%0 / 23

Lights

186%1 / 18

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

13%Nov 25 to May 262 / 15

40%May 26 to Nov 2617 / 42

Top 3 codes (57 of 248 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)26
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)16
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing15

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)11
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects5
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction5
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)4
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
390.21TB3-OPERBY USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps3
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data3
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation3
390.35 Falsification of records2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-TC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16B-CPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-POS Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A3 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.60A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VUCS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VURB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIAD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCAD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TBSP Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED.

OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED (USDOT 4258905) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 134 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 134 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 4258905, and its motor carrier number is MC-1652045.

Is OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED's safety record?

OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 134 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).