SHARKEY TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 55815

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (298 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory. Insurance filings show 1 coverage gap in this carrier's history.

USDOT55815
MC NumberMC-138314
Fleet298 power units
Drivers298
Phone2172286555
LocationQuincy, IL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileGemini Insurance Company
  • Coverage gaps1 in filing history
  • Out-of-service rate14% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)23 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 29 years ago
  • 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 Number55815
MC NumberMC-138314
Legal NameSHARKEY TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone2172286555
Address3803 DYE ROAD, Quincy, IL, 62305

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 19980612)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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 InsurerGemini Insurance Company
Coverage on File$4,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-05-01

1 coverage gap detected in filing history.

InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Gemini Insurance Company$5,000,000BMC-91X2026-05-012026-06-27
Gemini Insurance Company$4,000,000BMC-91X2025-05-01
Great West Casualty Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2016-06-27
Great West Casualty Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2015-05-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1997-06-06 Established authority
Authority Events on Record6
  • 1997-06-06 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
  • 1997-06-06 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active
  • 2026-06-27 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  • 2026-06-27 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  • 2026-06-27 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  • 2026-07-09 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
82 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
86 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
82 / 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)

Inspections473
Out-of-Service Rate14% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes23 total (1 fatal, 4 with injuries, 23 towaway)
  • 2026-06-16 — MA — towaway
  • 2026-05-06 — IN — towaway
  • 2026-05-01 — IA — towaway
  • 2026-04-24 — WV — towaway
  • 2026-04-14 — GA — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (79), 16 (64), 47 (56).

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 227483 · USDOT 246020 · USDOT 1364564 · USDOT 2215319

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)298
Drivers298
Recent Annual Mileage24,109,645
Last MCS-150 Filing15-JUL-25

SHARKEY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 298 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.

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