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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3678766· MC1278585· CARRIER· EIN 47-4485154
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FOSTER TRUCKING ENTERPRISES INC

16436 OXFORD DR, MARKHAM, IL, 60428(708) 882-3073jeff@fostertruckingenterprises.comJEFFREY FOSTER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
53
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national average1 crash 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

MC1278585

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 07/28/2024
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY· policy CA984465449
Authority history (5) ▾
07/01/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2024)
04/11/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/09/2024)
10/26/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
07/27/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2023)
08/04/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (10/17/2023)
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (6) ▾
  1. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/08/2024 → 07/28/2024
  2. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/11/2023 → 05/08/2024
  3. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/28/2023 → 10/11/2023
  4. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/28/2022 → 08/23/2023
  5. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/28/2022 → 07/28/2023
  6. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/28/2021 → 07/28/2022

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.

Vehicle4 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver4 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

4 inspections · 46 violations (4 OOS) · 33% of inspections had an OOS finding.

4
Inspections
46
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

30
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • TX6

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 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

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving 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

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

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.

▲ Trending worse
1
Inspections
19
Violations
2
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 74%Other 26%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
14 violations · 2 OOS · 74% of recent
  • 393.9TS×3Inoperative turn signal
  • 393.9×2Inoperable Required Lamp
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Other
5 violations · 26% of recent
  • 393.47A×2Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
  • 393.60CWindshield - Damaged or Discolored
  • 393.75CTire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
393.9TS×3393.9×2393.47A×2
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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).

6
Inspections
46
Violations
4
Out-of-service
183
CSA points
1
Crashes
1
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

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

3 trailer 2 truck
2014 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EG4EN160159· P1225979 IL
2005 WABASH Wabash National Corporationseen 3×
1JJV532W15L938340· 75590ST IL
2000 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4ND4RJ2YN245026· P1119455 IL
2013 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailersseen 2×
1DW1A5320DS413102· 872165ST IL
2023 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K8PS021109· 245341T TN

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

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
3
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
Company officer
JEFFREY FOSTER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-07-14
Last MCS-150 update
2024-06-12
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 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.

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 or officers with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

8
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: GO TOURS LLC (USDOT 2552375, registered 2014) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 6
1
FOSTER'S SAWMILL
USDOT 4159945Inactive· HARRISONVILLE, PA
Strong
Officer
2
GO TOURS LLC
USDOT 2552375Inactive· NORFOLK, VA
Strong
Officer
3
JEFF FOSTER TRUCKING INC
USDOT 275151Active· SUPERIOR, WI
Strong
Officer
4
JEFFREY FOSTER
USDOT 3689093Active· DECATUR, IL
Strong
Officer
5
JEFFREY FOSTER SR
USDOT 2182667Inactive· HAZEL CREST, IL
Strong
Officer
6
STORM TREE SERVICES
USDOT 1725502Inactive· SANFORD, FL
Strong
Officer

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

14 events
  1. 07/28/2024Insurance filed — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA984465449

  2. 07/28/2024Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM054087-01

  3. 07/01/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2024)

  4. 06/12/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2023)

  5. 05/08/2024Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM054087-01

  6. 04/11/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/09/2024)

  7. 10/26/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  8. 10/11/2023Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM054087-01

  9. 08/23/2023Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-012411

  10. 07/28/2023Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUI-012411

  11. 07/27/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2023)

  12. 07/28/2022Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA951145456

  13. 08/04/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (10/17/2023)

  14. 07/14/2021Registered 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
2024-06-12
Reported mileage
63,000 mi (2023)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.