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EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC

USDOT 373855 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: EDWARD POLEN Company officer 2: RANDALL POLEN Liquids / Gases Chemicals Based in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI
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 · May 31, 2025
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 20.5% vs peer 15.6% Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $3,000,000 IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC (USDOT 373855)
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: $3,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 20.5% vs peer 15.6%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $3,000,000 — IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/373855/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 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 20.5% vs peer median 15.6% (worse). n=28016 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 373855
In FMCSA records since Nov 21, 1989 (~36y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer EDWARD POLEN
Company officer 2 RANDALL POLEN
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Liquids / Gases, Chemicals
Fleet size 37 units
Drivers 34
Annual mileage 1,270,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (262) 427-0400
Email: [email protected]
Physical
8601 95TH STREET
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI 53158
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 373855
In FMCSA records since Nov 21, 1989 (~36y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,270,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 20.5% vs 23.4% -2.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
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
Truck tractors 0 34 0
Trailers 0 66 0
Trucks 0 3 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 21 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 3 3
Tow-away 1 0 1 2
Crash reports 1 0 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 83 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 55 55 6
OOS inspections 0 8 1
OOS percentage 0% 14.55% 16.67%
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
37
Drivers
34
Inspections
83
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
20.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
21 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC is a corporation based in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 373855. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, with a safety rating of Satisfactory. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 37 power units and 34 drivers, with 83 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 20.5%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier overview

EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 37 power units and 34 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Across 55 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 14.5% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is on file.

Inspection profile

55 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WI (25) and IL (19).

Violation profile

14.5% out-of-service rate, below the 19.2% national average.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 37 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 34 drivers; Kenworth, Great Dane, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 20.5% 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 28,016 ACTIVE carriers operating 18–56 power units (±50% of this carrier's 37 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 28,016 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
20.5%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.6%
Median across 28,016 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-06

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Wisconsin (WI) 25 6 24.0% Jun 10, 2026
Illinois (IL) 19 2 10.5% Feb 6, 2026
Missouri (MO) 4 0 0.0% May 22, 2026
US (US) 4 0 0.0% Apr 21, 2026
Indiana (IN) 3 0 0.0% Oct 14, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 33
Great Dane 16
International 10
Polar 8
Volvo 7
Brenner Ta 4
Unknown 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.02 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 8 — 2.62 3 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 19 — 2.49 2 — Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (83 rows) View all 83 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
79240347 Jul 25, 2023 US 1 PLEASANT PRAIRIEWI — 1 — Yes
79172956 Jul 17, 2023 IL 2 I55 — 0 — No
79087528 Jul 6, 2023 WI 2 BELOIT SWEF — 0 — No
78947283 Jun 21, 2023 IL 2 il-031---maryville---i-55/70-s/b — 0 — No
78934835 Jun 15, 2023 IN 2 in-#42--i-74--wb--dearborn — 0 — No
78646225 May 15, 2023 IL 2 INTERSTATE — 0 — No
78456506 Apr 26, 2023 IL 2 il-i-255-s/b — 0 — No
78524783 Apr 21, 2023 US 1 PLEASANT PRAIRIEWI — 0 — No
Recent Crashes (21 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MO0000117431 Feb 11, 2026 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX003900003 Jul 24, 2025 IL 0 3 Yes No Injury
ILX003258901 Dec 6, 2023 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX001680035 Aug 30, 2019 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000107747 Feb 27, 2019 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILU140489998 May 24, 2017 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX000703599 Jan 17, 2017 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILU130595763 Jan 20, 2015 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
WI0000070812 Dec 22, 2013 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000065462 Dec 14, 2011 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL0005683862 Nov 17, 2010 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0900889444 Apr 29, 2008 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IL0008825687 Feb 6, 2007 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0900023666 Apr 2, 2003 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
IL0005354760 Aug 13, 2001 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
IL0007384613 Jul 13, 1999 IL 0 2 Yes No Injury
IL0004017831 Jun 9, 1999 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL003011705A Dec 29, 1997 IL 0 1 No No Injury
IN940000318A Jun 29, 1994 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI000003132A Dec 15, 1992 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL14116354 Oct 4, 1991 IL 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC282696
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC282696 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (2 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
Nov 24, 2025 MC282696 NC REVOCATION NC →
Jan 25, 2017 MC282696-P REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (20 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY IEELCASB93VI005 91X $3,000,000 May 31, 2025 On file ACTIVE
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000679501251 91X $2,000,000 Mar 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY IEELCASB93VI003 BIPD/Excess — May 31, 2023 May 31, 2025 REPLACED
IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY IEELCASB93VI003 BIPD/Excess — May 31, 2023 Dec 29, 2025 NAME CHANGED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776211 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2021 Dec 29, 2025 NAME CHANGED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776211 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2025 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776201 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2020 Mar 1, 2021 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776201 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2020 Mar 1, 2020 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776191 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776191 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2019 Mar 1, 2020 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776181 BIPD/Primary — Mar 1, 2018 Mar 1, 2019 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 1000198776161 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2016 Mar 1, 2018 REPLACED
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE 3962554 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2016 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 9433420-02 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2014 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 9433420-02 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2010 Jan 29, 2015 CANCELLED
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. BAP 289 45 82-00 BIPD — Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 2010 REPLACED
LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 4LS001015 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 1997 Jan 10, 1999 CANCELLED
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY NKA162997202 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 1996 Mar 7, 1998 CANCELLED
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY NKA162997201 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 1995 Jan 5, 1997 CANCELLED
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY NKA 1629972 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1995 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 29, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Dec 29, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Dec 5, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  4. May 31, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Mar 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Mar 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Mar 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Oct 22, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  10. Mar 1, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Mar 1, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Mar 1, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jan 25, 2017
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Jan 9, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Jan 9, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  16. Dec 31, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE
  17. Jan 29, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Jan 23, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  19. Dec 31, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Dec 31, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.
  21. Dec 5, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  22. Jan 10, 1999
    insurance
    CANCEL — LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  23. Mar 7, 1998
    insurance
    CANCEL — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  24. Jan 5, 1997
    insurance
    CANCEL — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  25. Dec 24, 1996
    authority
    TRANSFERRED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  26. Dec 31, 1995
    insurance
    CANCEL — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  27. Aug 10, 1995
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI WI 25 7
I-94 IL 4 1
I-290 IL 2 0
I-294 NB IL 2 0
TOLLWAY IL 2 0
CHESTERTON IN IN 2 0
SAINT CLAIR MO MO 2 0
PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI US 2 0
PLEASANT PRAIRIEWI US 2 1
BOLINGBROOK IL IL 1 0
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