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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2956380· MC6277· CARRIER· EIN 47-3663203
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TOP GEAR CARRIERS INC

36 SANDLEWOOD LN, BARRINGTON, IL, 60010(773) 733-0430topgearcarriers@gmail.comIGOR GANTEA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Canal Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
28.6%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 28.6% — 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

MC006277

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
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 04/14/2026
Canal Insurance Company· policy CT1052664017
Authority history (11) ▾
12/29/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/16/2026)
12/30/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/24/2025)
12/29/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/23/2024)
12/29/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/23/2023)
01/21/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/14/2022)
01/21/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/17/2021)
01/21/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/19/2020)
10/28/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/04/2019)
01/22/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/13/2019)
08/01/2018COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2018)
02/27/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (15)
  1. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/25/202606/12/2026
  2. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/25/202604/14/2026
  3. SUTTON NATIONAL$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/25/202501/25/2026
  4. SUTTON NATIONAL$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/25/202401/25/2025
  5. ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/25/202301/25/2024
  6. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/17/202201/25/2023
  7. KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/17/202102/17/2022
  8. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/17/202002/17/2021
  9. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/201902/17/2020
  10. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/17/201911/23/2019
  11. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/18/201902/17/2019
  12. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/28/201801/18/2019
  13. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/12/201808/28/2018
  14. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/17/201805/12/2018
  15. SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/15/201702/17/2018

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.

Vehicle7 inspections · 28.6% OOS · National 22%
Driver19 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

19 inspections · 28 violations (2 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.

19
Inspections
28
Violations
2
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • NC3
  • IN3
  • TN2
  • FL2
  • NY2
  • PA2
  • MI2
  • GA2

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.

Recommendations

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 28.6% 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

Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 8% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing2 violations (24 mo)
Following / lane / reckless1 viol71%
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 71%
Lighting / lamps1 viol29%
  • 392.22A-DDriver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers1× · 29%
What to do
  • Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Projected estimatecould improve up to 6 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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.

Improving
1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

28
Inspections
28
Violations
2
Out-of-service
49
CSA points
5
Crashes
20
States
cleanviolOOS

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

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

16 truck 13 trailer
2024 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 5×
1RNF53A26RR067382· 936555ST IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR4MSMT9594· P1215109 IL
2023 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 3×
1RNF53A22PR061379· 898315ST IL
2022 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 3×
1RNF53A21NR059345· 850381ST IL
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH8JN885136· P1113110 IL
2015 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 3×
1RNF53A22FR035167· 663565ST IL
2022 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corpseen 3×
1E1H5Z280NR073211· 835401ST IL
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9THXKN205483· P1107444 IL
2024 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 3×
1RNF53A22RR067346· 898314ST IL
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR4NLNB5257· P989189 IL
2023 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 2×
1RNF53A29PR061380· 898314ST IL
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH6JN885135· P1113109 IL
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLD55GSHH0514· P1043130 IL
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJGLBG3GLGY3683· P994070 IL
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7KSLJ0181· P1079935 IL
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLD50FLGL7027· P989189 IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR9LSLR8314· P1165765 IL
2024 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A28RR067383· 936567ST IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDR7LLLN2136· P966054 IL
2024 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A2XRR067384· 936619ST IL
2017 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH3HN976714· P1049293 IL
2017 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A20HR039463· 787121ST IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDR4LLLS4746· P1263109 IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR0LSLR8315· P1165766 IL
2022 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A26NR059342· 814221ST IL
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDR9PLNB5760· P1274053 IL
1983 PETERBILT
1XPBD9X5KD235221· P1283895 IL
2022 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A2XNR059344· 850331ST IL
2013 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A24DR028914· 639989ST 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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
10
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
12
12 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi12 drivers
Company officer
IGOR GANTEA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2016-12-21
Last MCS-150 update
2025-03-31
Census status
Active

Fleet: 10 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 6 owned trailers · 4 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
SA TRUCK INC
USDOT 3315272Active· ALGONQUIN, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
1RNF53A20HR0394631RNF53A22PR0613791RNF53A26NR059342
Medium· 1
TOP GEAR CARRIERS & LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 4250831Active· STREAMWOOD, IL
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1RNF53A28RR0673831RNF53A21NR059345

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

29 events
  1. 06/12/2026Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1052664017

  2. 04/14/2026Insurance filed — Canal Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT1052664017

  3. 04/14/2026Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1052664017

  4. 01/25/2026Insurance cancelled — SUTTON NATIONAL

    BIPD/Primary · policy SNWH020116-01

  5. 12/29/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/16/2026)

  6. 03/31/2025MCS-150 update filed

    1.0M mi reported (2024)

  7. 01/25/2025Insurance cancelled — SUTTON NATIONAL

    BIPD/Primary · policy SNWH020116-00

  8. 12/30/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/24/2025)

  9. 01/25/2024Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1BWHIL1901259312-00

  10. 12/29/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/23/2024)

  11. 01/25/2023Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 675066001

  12. 12/29/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/23/2023)

  13. 02/17/2022Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy AFBIL000929-00

  14. 01/21/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/14/2022)

  15. 02/17/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-0

  16. 01/21/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/17/2021)

  17. 02/17/2020Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-9

  18. 01/21/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/19/2020)

  19. 11/23/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-9

  20. 10/28/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/04/2019)

  21. 02/17/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-8

  22. 01/22/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/13/2019)

  23. 01/18/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-8

  24. 08/28/2018Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-8

  25. 08/01/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2018)

  26. 05/12/2018Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CIL0004901753-8

  27. 02/17/2018Insurance replaced — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAC 00001-06435-17

  28. 02/27/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  29. 12/21/2016Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-03-31
Reported mileage
1,024,052 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 2:47 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.