Carrier profile · USDOT 3623376 · MC-1238545 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

9 power unitsavg 8.6 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCOUNTRYSIDE, IL68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1238545 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2007–2022 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Established 5 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2007–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.7 pts 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’21–’22

Knightbrook’22–’23

Everspan’23–’24

Artisan Truckers’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	5
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	7
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Oct 2022	$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): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

COUNTRYSIDE, IL

5422 7TH AVE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IL

KY 5 · TN 4 · GA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3763480 USDOT 4339787Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2480040 USDOT 3901793 USDOT 3953376 USDOT 540864 USDOT 4339787 USDOT 2114777 USDOT 4006166 USDOT 1499885

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5422 7TH AVE, COUNTRYSIDE, IL, 60525
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 866-5557
Fax: (708) 754-6040
Email: safety@toplinefs.net
Web domain: toplinefs.net

Registration

Officer: Ivan Ristic
USDOT / docket: 3623376 · MC-1238545
First registered: Apr 28, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2025 · 1,733,837 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jan 4, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,733,837

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 TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 3623376) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 12 states, 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 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jan 4, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 3623376, and its motor carrier number is MC-1238545.

Is TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 9 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?

TOP LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in COUNTRYSIDE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(708) 866-5557 Email dispatchSAFETY@TOPLINEFS.NETCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3623376
MC / Docket: MC-1238545
Officer: IVAN RISTIC
Address: 5422 7TH AVE
COUNTRYSIDE, IL, 60525

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 50.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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