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CRUZ TOWING INC

WHEELING, IL

DBA: CRUZ TRANSPORTATION

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
Policy effective · Apr 22, 2020
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — CRUZ TOWING INC (USDOT 3393248)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3393248/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3393248 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARCOS CRUZ General Freight Based in WHEELING, IL

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=235645 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3393248
In FMCSA records since Feb 8, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1093299
Company officer MARCOS CRUZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 190,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (847) 489-3223
Email: [email protected]
Physical
240 INDUSTRIAL LN STE 6
WHEELING, IL 60090
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3393248
In FMCSA records since Feb 8, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 190,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
3
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
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

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 100% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in MI (1) and MO (1), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

Top code 396.17(c) (Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Bunkhouse, Gate, and Truk are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 235,645 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,645 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,645 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2023-08 2024-06
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Bunkhouse 1
Gate 1
Gator 1
Ram 1
Truk 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
82036733 Jun 28, 2024 MI 2 mi-e/b-scale
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Truk
IL 179076H · 3C63R3CL4MG597060
4 393.110, 396.17(c), 391.45(b) Yes
81418470 Apr 23, 2024 MO 1 ROCK PORT MO
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Unknown
IL 179076H · 3C63R3CL4MG597060
0 — No
79545669 Aug 29, 2023 IA 2 HWY 18 SB
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 179076H · 3C63R3CL4MG597060
3 396.17(c), 395.22(g), 393.60(d) No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1093299
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 27, 2020 MC1093299-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Mar 20, 2020 MC1093299 NC REVOCATION NC →
Mar 12, 2020 MC1093299-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA 1921641 91X $1,000,000 Apr 22, 2020 On file ACTIVE
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA01921641 BIPD/Primary — Mar 9, 2020 Apr 22, 2020 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 27, 2020
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Apr 22, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Apr 22, 2020
    insurance
    NAMECHG — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  4. Apr 22, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
HWY 18 SB IA 1 0
ROCK PORT MO MO 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
390.19(b)(2) 390.19(b)(2) General/Admin 1 0
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 1 0
393.110 Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver Hours of Service 1 0
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