Asset-based
14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-26
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Asset-based
14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is RUSSO HARDWARE INC safe to load? RUSSO HARDWARE INC (USDOT 3034946, MC-56506) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in SCHILLER PARK, IL, operating 14 power units and 9 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 33.3% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a 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. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-26.
RUSSO HARDWARE INC's USDOT number is 3034946, and its motor carrier number is MC-56506.
As of 2026-06-26, RUSSO HARDWARE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
RUSSO HARDWARE INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. 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.
RUSSO HARDWARE INC operates 14 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
RUSSO HARDWARE INC is based in SCHILLER PARK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2017
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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