GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC
USDOT 2838429
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (40 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileMS Transverse Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate15.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 10 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 | 2838429 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-950175 |
| Legal Name | GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3127248400 |
| Address | 2605 S INDIANA AVE UNIT 409, Chicago, IL, 60616 |
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 | MS Transverse Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-08-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Transverse Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-35 | 2026-08-01 | — |
| MS Transverse Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-08-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2016-09-09 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2016-09-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 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 | 118 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-04-16 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-22 — PA — 4 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-07 — MN — towaway
- 2025-05-14 — VA — towaway
- 2024-07-01 — ND — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (17), 23 (16), 16 (14).
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) | 40 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 40 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,980,448 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 02-AUG-25 |
GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC operates 40 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IL.
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