Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 76645 · MC-99680
NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC
1 power unitsSUMMIT, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-99680 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC safe to work with?
Is NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC safe to load? NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC (USDOT 76645, MC-99680) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SUMMIT, IL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NSNORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Credit General · 94–96
19942002
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. | May 2001 → Apr 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2000 → May 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 1998 → May 1999 | $1M | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1998 → May 1998 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Nov 1996 → Apr 1998 | $1M | 2 |
| CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1994 → Nov 1996 | $1M | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SUMMIT, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael collins — 48 carriers: USDOT 320875USDOT 534109USDOT 746984USDOT 817790USDOT 848241USDOT 867437USDOT 926630USDOT 1208304
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5101 SOUTH LAWNDALE AVE, SUMMIT, IL, 60501
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (708) 496-8222
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Michael Collins · Larry Williams
- USDOT / docket
- 76645 · MC-99680
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 05/10/2016 · 1 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 8872491
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC's USDOT number?
NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC's USDOT number is 76645, and its motor carrier number is MC-99680.
Is NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC's fleet?
NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC based?
NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS FREIGHT CO INC is based in SUMMIT, IL.