WAREHOUSE DIRECT INC

WAREHOUSE DIRECT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 36 power units and 35 drivers, based in Des Plaines, IL. Across 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 12.5% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 15.8% Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — WAREHOUSE DIRECT INC (USDOT 1298398)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 15.8%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1298398/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1298398 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: CURTIS B STOKES Company officer 2: JOHN MOYER General Freight Based in DES PLAINES, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 16.7% vs peer median 15.8% (worse). n=27608 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

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Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1298398
In FMCSA records since Oct 25, 2004 (~21y)
Company officer CURTIS B STOKES
Company officer 2 JOHN MOYER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 36 units
Drivers 35
Annual mileage 926,485 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2001 S MOUNT PROSPECT RD
DES PLAINES, IL 60018
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1298398
In FMCSA records since Oct 25, 2004 (~21y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 926,485 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.25 vs 1.80 -1.55
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 0 36 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 10 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 1 1 2
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 15 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 8 8 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 12.5% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
36
Drivers
35
Inspections
15
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
10 all-time
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

WAREHOUSE DIRECT INC had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 12.5%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IL (7) and WI (1).

Violation profile

12.5% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 36 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 35 drivers; Freightliner, Chevrolet, and Hino are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 27,608 ACTIVE carriers operating 18–54 power units (±50% of this carrier's 36 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 27,608 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
16.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.8%
Median across 27,608 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +0.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2024-02 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Illinois (IL) 7 1 14.3% Sep 9, 2026
Wisconsin (WI) 1 0 0.0% May 29, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Chevrolet 6
Freightliner 6
Hino 1
Isuzu 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.52 1 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 0.10 0 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 1.92 2 Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (15 rows) View all 15 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88971239 Sep 9, 2026 IL 2 I-90
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9 No
88242229 Jun 24, 2026 IL 3
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87839247 May 12, 2026 IL 1
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.49J Yes
87838962 May 12, 2026 IL 1
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 396.5B, 396.17C No
84834564 May 29, 2025 WI 2 PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
84751327 May 15, 2025 IL 1 BOLINGBROOK IL
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83566817 Jan 8, 2025 IL 1 ROADWAY
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.17C No
83449900 Dec 19, 2024 IL 3 I-94 WESTBOUND
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82637643 Sep 11, 2024 US 1 PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.9a(a)(2) Yes
82422956 Aug 16, 2024 IL 3 74
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82288182 Aug 1, 2024 IL 1 IL-251
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82142922 Jul 16, 2024 IL 3 il-i-55-n/b
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81604821 May 14, 2024 IL 1 il-bolingbrook---i-55-n/b
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
80768220 Feb 5, 2024 IL 3 I-74 WEST
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 392.2, 390.21T(a), 376.11(d)(1) No
79456673 Aug 16, 2023 IL 2 I-80 WB
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
Recent Crashes (10 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ILX003986302 Oct 3, 2025 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX003873950 Jul 2, 2025 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002710212 Jul 29, 2022 IL 0 1 No No Injury
ILX002187100 Mar 15, 2021 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002016444 Sep 1, 2020 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX001055850 Jan 29, 2018 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL0005089289 Jan 20, 2012 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILU110086609 Dec 8, 2011 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL0007090005 May 3, 2010 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
IL0004126678 Oct 15, 2008 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
74 IL 1 0
BOLINGBROOK IL IL 1 0
I-74 WEST IL 1 0
I-80 WB IL 1 0
I-90 IL 1 0
I-94 WESTBOUND IL 1 0
IL-251 IL 1 0
ROADWAY IL 1 0
PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI US 1 1
PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI WI 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
376.11(d)(1) Lease or Rental Agreement not on board leased or rented CMV Unknown 1 0

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