GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3225405 · Doing business as KANGAROO TRANS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (266 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common). Insurance filings show 1 coverage gap in this carrier's history.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTrisura Specialty Insurance Company
- Coverage gaps1 in filing history
- Out-of-service rate24.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)16 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 | 3225405 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1010253 |
| Legal Name | GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC |
| DBA Name | KANGAROO TRANS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3128585933 |
| Address | 1032 S LA GRANGE RD STE 9, La Grange, IL, 60525 |
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 | Trisura Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-06-25 |
1 coverage gap detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trisura Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91 | 2026-06-25 | — |
| Trisura Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-35 | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 |
| Trisura Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-02 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2022-05-30 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 85 / 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 | 303 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 24.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 16 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 14 towaway) |
- 2026-06-17 — NJ — towaway
- 2026-06-12 — PA — towaway
- 2026-05-06 — NC — 1 injured
- 2026-04-29 — OH — towaway
- 2026-03-16 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (74), 12 (69), 16 (53).
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) | 266 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 133 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 24,084,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-OCT-25 |
GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC operates 266 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
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