EFFINGHAM EQUITY
USDOT 71173 · Doing business as THE EQUITY
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (230 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate16.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 71173 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1108545 |
| Legal Name | EFFINGHAM EQUITY |
| DBA Name | THE EQUITY |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2173424101 |
| Address | 201 WEST ROADWAY AVENUE, Effingham, IL, 62401 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19960311) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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 | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 68 / 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-07-03 — IL — towaway
- 2024-08-29 — IL — towaway
- 2023-10-10 — IL — 1 injured
- 2023-08-09 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (4), 16 (3), 1 (2).
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) | 230 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 391 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,239,417 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 27-FEB-25 |
EFFINGHAM EQUITY operates 230 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
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