ESSENDANT CO
USDOT 293059 · Doing business as ESSENDANT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (126 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 293059 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-193846 |
| Legal Name | ESSENDANT CO |
| DBA Name | ESSENDANT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8476277000 |
| Address | 1 PARKWAY NORTH, Deerfield, IL, 60015 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20031120) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 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 | 75 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (1 fatal, 1 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-05-02 — PA — towaway
- 2024-09-11 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-08-01 — CA — 1 fatal, towaway
- 2024-07-22 — KY — towaway
- 2023-12-19 — TX — 1 injured
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) | 126 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 99 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,013,749 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-MAY-25 |
ESSENDANT CO operates 126 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Deerfield, IL
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- FORT JAMES CORPORATION — USDOT 171231, 85 power units
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