CSA
Federal out-of-service order

This carrier is under an active FMCSA out-of-service order.

It is not legally permitted to operate. Do not tender freight to this carrier. Reason: 90 day failure to pay fine. In effect since 2025-06-01.

Out of ServiceUSDOT 3392974· MC1090795· CARRIER· EIN 84-4523827
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OPTIMUS LOGISTICS INC

2646 W LINCOLN HWY, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410(219) 380-0010optimustransit@gmail.comRUTA FLANNERY
Vetting snapshot
Operating
OUT OF SERVICE
federal order active
Insurance
No active filing
$1M required — verify
Vehicle OOS
17.4%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.1%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
3
none fatal
Red flags
3 flags
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Under a federal out-of-service order — not permitted to operateOperating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier3 crashes in the last 24 months

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

MC1090795

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (7) ▾
09/30/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2024)
04/01/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/25/2024)
05/02/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDOUT OF SERVICE (06/01/2025)
05/02/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDREVOKED (05/05/2025)
03/18/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/11/2022)
03/18/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2021)
04/20/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (04/24/2023)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (6)
  1. STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/27/202404/28/2025
  2. STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/28/202409/27/2024
  3. STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/28/202304/28/2024
  4. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202204/14/2023
  5. AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202104/14/2022
  6. AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202004/14/2021

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.

Vehicle23 inspections · 17.4% OOS · National 22%
Driver65 inspections · 3.1% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

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

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 80% is at/over the 65% 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 contributing19 violations (24 mo)
Speeding8 viol57%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit5× · 38%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 11%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 9%
Following / lane / reckless6 viol24%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation4× · 13%
  • 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× · 5%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 5%
Phone / texting1 viol11%
  • 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone1× · 11%
Other3 viol8%
  • 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device1× · 5%
  • 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway2× · 2%
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 39 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Log / ELD device violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 53% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing6 violations · 1 OOS (24 mo)
Log / ELD device1 OOS5 viol61%
  • 395.32B-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD1× · 28%
  • 395.30B1Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD2× · 22%
  • 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.1× · 6%
False log / RODS1 viol39%
  • 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 39%
What to do
  • Make sure the ELD is registered, working, and drivers know how to log in and certify daily
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 24 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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 19% 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

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 46% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing16 violations · 2 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes1 OOS5 viol38%
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.1× · 10%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 7%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured1× · 7%
Inspection / repair / DVIR4 viol28%
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection4× · 28%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS3 viol22%
  • 393.9TSInoperative turn signal1× · 14%
  • 393.11No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required1× · 5%
  • 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative1× · 3%
Emergency equipment2 viol7%
  • 392.22B-DFPWDDriver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface1× · 3%
  • 393.95A4-EENAEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled1× · 3%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 27 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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).

144
Inspections
137
Violations
21
Out-of-service
169
CSA points
10
Crashes
28
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

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

45 trailer 34 truck
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDRXKSKF8850· P993206 IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR7RSUV7773· P1205559 IL
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR5PSUJ5857· P1175511 IL
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR9PLUJ8157· P1200120 IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR6LSLP8148· P1042860 IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR7MSMU6541· P1088658 IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR1RSUZ5645· P1205557 IL
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJHHDR7PLUJ8156· P1200119 IL
2017 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536H7139701· 599801ST IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0RSUV7839· P1219451 IL
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536R3062949· 966425ST IL
2015 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2532FP102111· 899474ST IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR4RSVK0912· P1233607 IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDRXRSUV7766· P1205562 IL
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2538N7498317· 848362ST IL
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7SSVZ0958· P1265624 IL
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2535S3389266· 987115ST IL
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2531S3389264· 987117ST IL
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2533N7455701· 808864ST IL
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2532P3880420· 914346ST IL
2017 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Incseen 2×
1RND53A2XHR041812· 599324ST IL
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7JSJT4523· P1211981 IL
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2537S3389267· 987114ST IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR5RSUV7772· P1205560 IL
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7SSVZ1026· P 1274769 IL
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0SSVZ0946· P1255809 IL
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR3RSUV7771· P1205561 IL
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536P3943616· 999049ST IL
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2532R3062947· 966427ST IL
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2536P3880419· 914347ST IL

+ 49 more.

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

3

Tow-away

3

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
6.4M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
RUTA FLANNERY
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2020-02-07
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-05
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

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 or officers with 19 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

19
Connected carriers
18
Fleet-transfer links
62
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: VANILE INC (USDOT 3238423, registered 2019) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
OZARK TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3807989Active· OSAGE BEACH, MO
Strong
Shared VIN · 62
1UYVS2536P75793183AKJHHDRXNSNB82163AKJHHDR1RSUV77703AKJHHDR3RSUZ56463AKJHHDR5PSUJ58573AKJHHDR5RSUV7769
2
VANILE INC
USDOT 3238423Inactive· PALOS HILLS, IL
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
PREMIER FREIGHT INC
USDOT 2194279Active· ROMEOVILLE, IL
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1UYVS2536P38803071UYVS2532R3062947

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

15 events
  1. 06/01/2025Federal out-of-service order

    90 day failure to pay fine

  2. 05/05/2025MCS-150 update filed

    6.4M mi reported (2024)

  3. 04/28/2025Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR1300000010

  4. 09/30/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2024)

  5. 09/27/2024Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR1300000010

  6. 04/28/2024Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR1300000010

  7. 04/01/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/25/2024)

  8. 05/02/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    OUT OF SERVICE (06/01/2025)

  9. 04/14/2023Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2BWHIN19S0101565-00

  10. 04/14/2022Insurance cancelled — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KMC1059917

  11. 03/18/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/11/2022)

  12. 04/14/2021Insurance cancelled — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy KMC1059917

  13. 03/18/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2021)

  14. 04/20/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (04/24/2023)

  15. 02/07/2020Registered 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
Conditional
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2024-09-14
Last review
2024-07-12
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-05
Reported mileage
6,400,000 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, 2:39 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.