Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2253796· MC768947· CARRIER· EIN 61-1666658

TJ TRANSPORTATION INC

8264 MEADOWWOOD AVE, WOODRIDGE, IL, 60517(630) 881-5891 nclanton@comcast.netGREGORY

Vetting snapshot

Authority

Active

operating authority

Insurance

$750K BIPD

ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

Vehicle OOS

50%

above 22% national avg

Driver OOS

6.3%

below 6.7% national avg

Crashes 24mo

1 fatal

Red flags

1 flag

see details below

/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score

1 fatal crash in the last 24 monthsPossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC768947

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common

Active

Contract

Active

Broker

None

Authorized for: Property

Liability (BIPD)

$750K on file

$750K required

Cargo

Not on file

not required

Bond / surety

Not on file

not required

Insurance filings

ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 06/06/2025

ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY· policy CA994885901

Authority history (22) ▾

05/12/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/19/2025)

05/12/2025CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/19/2025)

07/16/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)

07/16/2024CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)

02/25/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/23/2020)

02/25/2020CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/23/2020)

11/21/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED

11/21/2019MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED

02/25/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2019)

02/25/2019CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2019)

11/07/2017CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/06/2017)

11/07/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/06/2017)

02/25/2016COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2016)

02/25/2016CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2016)

03/04/2014COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2014)

03/04/2014CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2014)

11/26/2013COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/23/2013)

11/26/2013CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/23/2013)

11/29/2012COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/27/2012)

11/29/2012CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/27/2012)

Insurance history6 insurers on record

Filing timeline (15) ▾

ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2025 → 06/06/2025
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 08/12/2024 → 03/23/2025
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2024 → 08/12/2024
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2020 → 04/29/2024
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2020 → 03/23/2024
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2019 → 03/23/2020
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 12/04/2017 → 03/23/2019
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2016 → 12/04/2017
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2015 → 03/23/2016
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2014 → 04/19/2015
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2014 → 03/23/2015
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 12/23/2013 → 03/31/2014
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 12/23/2013 → 03/23/2014
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 12/23/2012 → 12/23/2013
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 01/04/2012 → 12/26/2012

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle8 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%

Driver16 inspections · 6.3% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

16 inspections · 131 violations (19 OOS) · 39% of inspections had an OOS finding.

Inspections

131

Violations

OOS violations

Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 3 states

IN13
IL9
MI1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Safety trends & next-run projection

Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.

Latest inspection 2026-04-29 Official measures from Sep 2026 runno new inspections since the run yet

BASIC scorecard 1 over the intervention line

Unsafe

≈57%

line 65%

HOS

clean

line 65%

Driver Fit

—

too few

Ctrl Subst

clean

line 80%

Veh Maint

≈100%

line 80%

Crash

pending

Time machine— see this carrier as of any past monthSep 26Latest

Sep 2026 run

Sep 24 actual projectedSep 26

Unsafe Driving

Within limits

▲ +0.36

Now · official

3.94

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

4.30

estimate

Est. percentile· Straightunder 65%

50–64%

best▲ 65% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Hours-of-Service Compliance

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 65% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Driver Fitness

Not enough data to rank

▲ +0.04

Now · official

0.40

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.44

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 5 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Vehicle Maintenance

Over intervention line

▼ -0.90

Now · official

16.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

15.10

estimate

Est. percentile over 80%

91–100%

best▲ 80% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Crash Indicator

Percentile pending

Est. coming

Crashes 24mo

Fatalities

Injuries

Tow-aways

100

Per 100 PUs

FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).

Out-of-service ratenat: veh 22% · drv 6.7%

50%vehicle

6.3%driver

Inspection volumerolling 24-mo

16inspections

“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing35 violations · 9 OOS (24 mo)

Lighting / lamps3 OOS19 viol56%

393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative2× · 9%
393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 8%
393.9Inoperable Required Lamp5× · 7%

Brakes2 OOS7 viol17%

393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19982× · 4%
393.45D-BAALAir Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection1× · 3%
396.3A1-BALRAir Brake - Fails air loss rate test1× · 3%

Load securement1 OOS1 viol9%

393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV1× · 9%

Suspension / axle1 OOS1 viol5%

393.207A-SAPPASSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift1× · 5%

What to do

Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight

Projected estimatecould improve up to 28 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do

Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 57% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)

Speeding1 viol40%

392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 40%

Seat belt1 viol35%

392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 35%

Following / lane / reckless1 viol25%

392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 25%

What to do

Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly

Projected estimatecould improve up to 21 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

Inspections

131

Violations

Out-of-service

197

CSA points

Crashes

States

cleanviolOOS

Inspections (23)

Crashes (19)

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

25 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

13 trailer 10 truck 1 incomplete vehicle 1 other

2005 KENWORTH T800seen 5×

1XKDDU9X15J096482· TEMP IL

2004 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corpseen 4×

1E1U2Z2804RG33527· 870503ST IL

2002 INTERNATIONAL 9200iseen 4×

2HSCEAMR92C027956· 53106Z IL

2016 INTERNATIONAL LF687seen 3×

3HCDJAPR0GL412797· TEMP IL

2007 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 3×

1FUJA6CK07LX41350· P1077424 IL

2007 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corpseen 3×

1E1D2M3887RJ40682· 500943ST IL

2006 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURINGseen 2×

5MAMN48296C010302· 905660ST IL

2001 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corpseen 2×

1E1U2Y2871RJ30340· 978254ST IL

2003 STERLING TRUCK A9500 seriesseen 2×

2FWJA3AS43AL07411· SPG520455 IL

2025 TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC. TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC.seen 2×

1T91A2624S1247860· 1028315ST IL

2014 MACK CXU (Pinnacle)

1M1AW09Y2EM036137· P1114748 IL

2003 KENWORTH T800

1NKDLU9X33J706926· P1070741 IL

2004 TITAN TRAILERS INC.

2K9TP1L234H035006· 881743ST IL

2005 FREIGHTLINER Columbia

1FUJA6CG55PV19808· P1062200 IL

2020 TITAN TRAILERS INC. Titan

2TVTP4829LD000345· 780374ST IL

2002 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp

1E1U1Y2J82RU31375· 833290ST IL

2015 INTERNATIONAL LF687

3HSDJAPR1FN688316· P112698 IL

2005 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

5MAMN48225C010060· 846058ST IL

2004 FREIGHTLINER Columbia

1FUJA6CG54LN06305· P1141126 IL

FRUE

1H4D02725JK040101· 1015514ST IL

2000 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

5MATN4821YC003945· 988579ST IL

2016 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

5MADN2420GC034791· 1029028ST IL

2015 MACK CXU (Pinnacle)

1M1AW09Y5FM050003· P1236824 IL

2007 TITAN TRAILERS INC.

2TVTP1L227D000103· 685486ST IL

1986 TRANSCRAFT Transcraft

1TTF45209G1027652· 33290ST IL

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

Tow-away

Injury

Fatal

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units

on file (MCS-150)

Drivers

1 hold a CDL

Annual mileage

0.1M mi

reported 2026

Recordable crash rate

7.75

per million miles

How far they run · drivers by operating lane

Interstate · <100 mi1 drivers
Intrastate · <100 mi1 drivers

Company officer: GREGORY
Operation: Interstate
Registered since: 2011-12-06
Last MCS-150 update: 2026-06-09
Census status: Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned trailers · 1 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, officers or emails with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

Connected carriers

Fleet-transfer links

Activity history

42 events

06/09/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2026)
06/06/2025Insurance filed — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA994885901
06/06/2025Insurance cancelled — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA994885901
05/12/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/19/2025)
05/12/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/19/2025)
03/23/2025Insurance replaced — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TAP-CP-000000160-00
08/12/2024Insurance cancelled — OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TAP-CP-000000160-00
07/16/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)
07/16/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)
04/29/2024Insurance cancelled — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA1959908
03/23/2024Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA1959908
03/23/2020Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TWS20002503
02/25/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/23/2020)
02/25/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/23/2020)
11/21/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
11/21/2019MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
11/14/2019Out-of-service order rescinded
11/03/2019Federal out-of-service order
Unsatisfactory = Unfit
03/23/2019Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TWS20002501
02/25/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2019)
02/25/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2019)
12/04/2017Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TWS20002500
11/07/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/06/2017)
11/07/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/06/2017)
03/23/2016Insurance cancelled — GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy XA 2630839
02/25/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2016)
02/25/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2016)
04/19/2015Insurance cancelled — GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2069635
03/23/2015Insurance replaced — GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2069635
03/31/2014Insurance cancelled — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1277172

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

Interstate

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FMCSA safety rating

Rating: Not rated
Type: Compliance review
Rated: —
Last review: 2019-08-26

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MCS-150 registration

Form date: 2026-06-09
Reported mileage: 100,000 mi (2026)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 9:14 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.