QUALITY REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1981739
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (92 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileHartford Fire Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate10.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 16 years ago
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 | 1981739 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-701921 |
| Legal Name | QUALITY REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2245515544 |
| Address | 29 E PALATINE RD, Prospect Heights, IL, 60070 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | Hartford Fire Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2016-12-14 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2016-12-14 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2010-03-09 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2010-03-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 139 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2025-12-31 — IN — towaway
- 2025-12-13 — IL — towaway
- 2025-11-19 — IL — towaway
- 2025-10-22 — WV — towaway
- 2025-06-01 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (31), 16 (16), 7 (12).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 92 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 98 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 15,456,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-APR-25 |
QUALITY REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT INC operates 92 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Prospect Heights, IL
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- AMERICA'S DREAM INC — USDOT 1794068, 1 power units
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