Trucking carriers based in Illinois
How Illinois carriers fare at the roadside, measured against every other state, from federal inspection and crash records.
Illinois ranks 32 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 3% lower than the national figure.
Largest carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOR DISTRIBUTING LLC | 843 | 861 | 507 | 7.3% |
| ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION | 679 | 713 | 2297 | 7.1% |
| NUSSBAUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC | 621 | 563 | 1238 | 2.0% |
| ALLTOWN BUS SERVICE INC | 551 | 370 | 3 | 0.0% |
| MORTON BUILDINGS INC | 483 | 537 | 439 | 19.4% |
| RICHARDS BUILDING SUPPLY CO | 349 | 206 | — | — |
| SHARKEY TRANSPORTATION INC | 298 | 298 | 680 | 13.8% |
| THE SALVATION ARMY AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION | 290 | 263 | 28 | 7.1% |
| A N WEBBER INC | 240 | 135 | 492 | 10.6% |
| EFFINGHAM EQUITY | 230 | 391 | 59 | 8.5% |
| NALCO COMPANY LLC | 221 | 220 | 454 | 5.1% |
| MORGAN SERVICES INC | 209 | 124 | 68 | 14.7% |
| NATIONAL VAN LINES INC | 174 | 136 | 218 | 22.5% |
| COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT INC | 163 | 154 | 174 | 7.5% |
| ILLINOIS SCHOOL BUS COMPANY INC | 150 | 136 | — | — |
| NICK FREIGHT INC | 141 | 141 | — | — |
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY | 129 | 322 | 50 | 10.0% |
| CHICAGO BAKING COMPANY | 99 | 131 | 35 | 0.0% |
| GRANE TRANSPORTATION LINES LTD | 86 | 58 | 49 | 8.2% |
| EDWARD DON & COMPANY LLC | 84 | 82 | 63 | 3.2% |
Compare with another state
The twelve highest out-of-service rates on file.
- Louisiana 20.0%
- Indiana 16.4%
- North Dakota 15.3%
- Washington 14.5%
- Oregon 14.4%
- Montana 14.3%
- Pennsylvania 14.2%
- Colorado 14.0%
- Texas 13.9%
- Mississippi 13.9%
- Idaho 12.3%
- Kentucky 12.3%
Reading these numbers
These are rates, not totals. A count of carriers here describes the records we hold, not everything Illinois has on the road. A rate does not depend on how much of the state we hold, which is why it is the figure on this page. It is weighted by inspections, so a few large carriers move it more than many small ones.
An out-of-service order means an inspector found something serious enough to stop the vehicle or driver until it was fixed. The rate counts inspections that ended in such an order, over inspections performed — not violations, several of which can come from one inspection. A crash on a carrier’s record is not a finding of fault.