CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3631086· MC1243950· CARRIER· EIN 86-2190124
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CARGO NOW INC

16720 W HAVEN AVE, JOLIET, IL, 60433(779) 777-3071dispatch@cargonowinc.comELENA BEJAN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
14.3%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
14.3%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
2
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
81
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Driver OOS 14.3% — above the 6.7% national average2 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

MC1243950

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 02/26/2026
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy TINCA1658424
Authority history (4) ▾
01/30/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2026)
05/28/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2024)
11/28/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/22/2023)
05/28/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5) ▾
  1. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/19/2024 → 02/26/2026
  2. ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/22/2023 → 06/24/2024
  3. ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/22/2023 → 06/19/2024
  4. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/19/2021 → 12/25/2023
  5. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/19/2021 → 12/22/2023

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 · 14.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver28 inspections · 14.3% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

28 inspections · 22 violations (6 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.

28
Inspections
22
Violations
6
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • SD4
  • GA2
  • IA2
  • CA2
  • IN2
  • WA2
  • MN2
  • KY2

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.

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

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 73% 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 contributing7 violations (24 mo)
Following / lane / reckless4 viol57%
  • 392.2-SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely1× · 16%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 16%
  • 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× · 16%
Speeding2 viol40%
  • 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone1× · 32%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 9%
Lighting / lamps1 viol2%
  • 392.22A-DDriver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers1× · 2%
What to do
  • Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Projected estimatecould improve up to 32 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 14.8% vs the 6.7% 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

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.

▬ Holding steady
9
Inspections
7
Violations
2
Out-of-service
4
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 43%Hours-of-Service Compliance 14%Driver Fitness 14%Vehicle Maintenance 14%Other 14%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
3 violations · 43% of recent
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
2Hours-of-Service Compliance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 14% of recent
  • 395.8E-HOSPDELDTHOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: · OOS
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
3Driver Fitness
1 violation · 1 OOS · 14% of recent
  • 383.51A-SOUTDriving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance · OOS
Do this
  • Track CDL, medical card, and endorsement expirations ahead of time
  • Keep the DQ file complete and the medical card on the driver
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

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).

31
Inspections
23
Violations
7
Out-of-service
220
CSA points
2
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

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

21 trailer 11 truck
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 6×
3AKJHHDR7PSNG7098· P1161071 IL
2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 6×
4V4NC9EH4TN697815· P1290879 IL
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDR9PSUJ4226· P1170728 IL
2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 4×
4V4NC9EH1TN697822· APPLIED IL
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDR5TSWR6939· TEMP IL
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS253XGM513680· TTW7915 OH
1988 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA062XJW105045· 675241ST IL
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2530S2277402· 7232R32 AZ
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2534S2380225· 990854ST IL
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR1TSWR6940· P1324282 IL
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2535T6541112· 1025980ST IL
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2531T2542605· 1023927 IL
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2534T2542601· 1023926ST IL
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2535S2380234· 990975ST IL
2016 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA0625GW702192· 843714 IL
2005 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYUS253052277402· 990840ST AZ
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2533S2380202· 990974ST IL
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2530T6591917· 1025984ST IL
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH1NN315338· P1293041 IL
2024 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
5MAPA532XRH075057· 935945ST IL
2020 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N2532C4L1543140· 708958ST IL
2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH3TN697823· P1312563 IL
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH1NN315372· P1293042 IL
2020 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N2532C9L1543148· 708966ST IL
2023 KENWORTH T680
1XKYDP9X9PJ254119· P1174072 IL
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2535S2380220· 998989SR IL
2026 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp
1E1H5Z281TR089804· 1023927ST IL
2026 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2538T6632407· 1066733ST IL
2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)
4V4BC9EH3TN711643· P1350227 IL
2027 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2532V2652016· 1057489 IL

+ 2 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

2

Tow-away

2

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
11
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
11
11 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi11 drivers
Company officer
ELENA BEJAN
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-05-10
Last MCS-150 update
2026-04-03
Census status
Active

Fleet: 11 trucks · 11 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 10 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

10
Connected carriers
10
Fleet-transfer links
17
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
JSS LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 2562651Active· PLAINFIELD, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 17
1GRAA0625GW7021921GRAA062XJW1050451UYVS2531J20690123AKJHHDR7PSNG70981UYVS253XGM5136801UYVS2532GM411418
Medium· 1
BRIO LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3524067Active· PLAINFIELD, IL
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1UYVS253XGM5136804V4NC9EH1NN315338

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

12 events
  1. 04/03/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.0M mi reported (2025)

  2. 02/26/2026Insurance filed — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TINCA1658424

  3. 02/26/2026Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT0512776271

  4. 01/30/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/26/2026)

  5. 06/24/2024Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1BWHIL1901289371-00

  6. 06/19/2024Insurance replaced — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1BWHIL1901289371-00

  7. 05/28/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/20/2024)

  8. 12/25/2023Insurance cancelled — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA949275734

  9. 12/22/2023Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA949275734

  10. 11/28/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/22/2023)

  11. 05/28/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  12. 05/10/2021Registered 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
2026-04-03
Reported mileage
1,000,000 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 15, 2026, 3:36 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.