CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 185732 · Doing business as FORWARD INTERMODAL
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (900 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAce American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate21.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)44 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations4 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 185732 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-152337 |
| Legal Name | CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC |
| DBA Name | FORWARD INTERMODAL |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6144975000 |
| Address | 823 COMMERCE DRIVE, Oak Brook, IL, 60523 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20160302) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Ace American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace American Insurance Company | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1985-09-12 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 954 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 21.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 44 total (1 fatal, 20 with injuries, 43 towaway) |
- 2026-05-22 — AR — towaway
- 2026-05-14 — GA — towaway
- 2026-05-07 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-06 — TX — towaway
- 2026-03-27 — MN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (293), 16 (223), 12 (117).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
4 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 589251 · USDOT 728630 · USDOT 2228420 · USDOT 4102884
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 900 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 881 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 50,229,061 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 29-OCT-25 |
CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC operates 900 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Oak Brook, IL
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