Carrier profile · USDOT 1141719 · MC-462935 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FORE TRANSPORT INC

53 power unitsHARVEY, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-462935 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(708) 362-5657 Email dispatchcvanzant@universallogistics.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 53 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Gateway’03–’11

Illinois National’12–’16

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2018

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	2
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → May 2016	$750K	5
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2011 → Dec 2011	$750K	2
GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Nov 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

HARVEY, IL

250 E 167TH ST

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

@universallogistics.com — 27 carriers: USDOT 203223 USDOT 223573 USDOT 453486 USDOT 506498 USDOT 614543 USDOT 1162977 USDOT 1408051 USDOT 1712537

Shares a company officer with other carriers

timothy j phillips — 5 carriers: USDOT 882925 USDOT 1247954 USDOT 1448067 USDOT 1602560

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 250 E 167TH ST, HARVEY, IL, 60426
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (708) 362-5657
Fax: (708) 362-5654
Email: cvanzant@universallogistics.com
Web domain: universallogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Timothy J Phillips · Chris Vanzant
USDOT / docket: 1141719 · MC-462935
First registered: Jun 18, 2003
Last MCS-150: Nov 27, 2019 · 2,400,000 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,400,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 FORE TRANSPORT INC.

FORE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1141719) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 53 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 27, 2019.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.