CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3119397· MC87059· CARRIER· EIN 82-4958446
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EQUUS TRANS LLC

13150 S WINDWARD TRL, PALOS PARK, IL, 60464-2158(708) 505-6069admin@equustrans.comBOGUSLAWA ZAWADA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Sentry Select Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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

MC087059

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 06/15/2023
Sentry Select Insurance Company· policy A0223800001
Authority history (2) ▾
05/19/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/12/2020)
06/21/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (3) ▾
  1. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/15/2020 → 06/15/2023
  2. AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/15/2019 → 06/15/2020
  3. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/15/2018 → 06/15/2019

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

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

19 inspections · 7 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

19
Inspections
7
Violations
0
OOS violations
7
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

7
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • TX9
  • MO6
  • IL5
  • AR3
  • WI1
  • LA1
  • IN1
  • KY1

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.

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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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

Emergency equipment violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing1 violations (24 mo)
Emergency equipment1 viol100%
  • 392.22B-DFPWDDriver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface1× · 100%
What to do
  • Verify the extinguisher gauge is in the green and secured; keep a full set of warning triangles

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).

29
Inspections
7
Violations
0
Out-of-service
10
CSA points
1
Crashes
11
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

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

9 trailer 6 truck
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 10×
4V4NC9EHXFN924669· P1233830 IL
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 9×
1GRAP0627GT613319· 771408ST IL
2020 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 7×
1GR1A0626LB175152· 771406ST IL
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 6×
4V4NC9EH9FN188047· P996782 IL
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 5×
4V4NC9EH0KN905381· P899106 IL
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 5×
1GRAP0622GT613275· 771409 IL
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH1GN950899· P1152179 IL
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GRAP0620GT613145· 771407 IL
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH5NN313432· P1284084 IL
2023 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 2×
3H3V532K9PJ402456· 1010675ST IL
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0628GT613331· 751601ST IL
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0626GT613319· 771408ST IL
2023 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1P0622PT507909· P1152179 IL
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH9NN605892· P868562 IL
2022 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D9NL305583· 711408ST 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
7
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
7
7 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
Company officer
BOGUSLAWA ZAWADA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2018-04-05
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-07
Census status
Active

Fleet: 7 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 5 owned trailers · 6 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 with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
6
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
PERFECT SIGNATURE INC
USDOT 2757664Active· HOMER GLEN, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 6
1GRAP0628GT6133314V4NC9EH0KN9053813H3V532K9PJ4024564V4NC9EH1GN9508991GR1A0626LB1751524V4NC9EH5NN313432

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

8 events
  1. 01/07/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2025)

  2. 06/15/2023Insurance filed — Sentry Select Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0223800001

  3. 06/15/2023Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP60217A

  4. 06/15/2020Insurance cancelled — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy KMC1056674

  5. 05/19/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/12/2020)

  6. 06/15/2019Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7774710

  7. 06/21/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  8. 04/05/2018Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-07
Reported mileage
266,000 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 28, 2026, 12:37 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.