AVIS TRANSPORTATION INC

CHICAGO, IL

AVIS TRANSPORTATION INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 36 power units and 36 drivers, based in Chicago, IL. Across 77 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 7.8% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 5 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Trisura Specialty Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

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 · Oct 16, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 2.20% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 17.6% vs peer 15.8% Details →
  • SMS BASIC alert threshold exceeded Driver Fitness
  • 1 fatality on crash record 5 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — AVIS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 4111363)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 2.20% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 17.6% vs peer 15.8%
  • SMS BASIC alert threshold exceeded — Driver Fitness
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 5 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4111363/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4111363 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: STEPAN KULINICH General Freight Other Based in CHICAGO, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 2.2% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 17.6% vs peer median 15.8% (worse). n=27710 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.

  • Power Units +5 (31 → 36) · Aug 23, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Power Units +3 (28 → 31) · Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +5 (31 → 36) · Aug 23, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +3 (28 → 31) · Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4111363
In FMCSA records since Aug 1, 2023 (~3y)
MC / docket MC1570420
Company officer STEPAN KULINICH
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other
Fleet size 36 units
Drivers 36
Annual mileage 2,808,413 mi
Contact & address
Physical
8638 W SUMMERDALE AVE #3N
CHICAGO, IL 60656
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4111363
In FMCSA records since Aug 1, 2023 (~3y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,808,413 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 17.6% vs 23.4% -5.8 pts
Driver OOS Rate 2.2% vs 6.7% -4.5 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.73 vs 1.80 -1.07
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2023-10-20 (1,068 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 35 0
Trailers 0 36 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 5 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 1 0 1
Injuries 0 1 0 1
Tow-away 0 3 2 5
Crash reports 0 3 2 5

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 80 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 77 77 1
OOS inspections 2 4 0
OOS percentage 2.6% 5.19% 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
36
Inspections
80
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
17.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
5
Authorities
2
2 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

AVIS TRANSPORTATION INC had 77 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 7.8%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 6.0. 5 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

77 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in SD (9) and OH (7).

Violation profile

7.8% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 390.17 (Carrier - Operating a CMV with additional equipment/accessories which decreases the safe operation of the CMV. Explain:) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 28 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 28 drivers; Freightliner, Van guard, and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 17.6% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
BASIC alerts active
Alert thresholds exceeded in: Driver Fitness.

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

Compared against 27,710 ACTIVE carriers operating 18–54 power units (±50% of this carrier's 36 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
2.2%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 27,710 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
17.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.8%
Median across 27,710 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 2 driver-count changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 31 36
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 31 36
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 28 31
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 28 31
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 22, 2026 Aug 23, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-07 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
South Dakota (SD) 9 0 0.0% Jul 28, 2026
Ohio (OH) 7 0 0.0% Sep 5, 2026
Iowa (IA) 5 1 20.0% Jul 22, 2026
Missouri (MO) 5 2 40.0% Jun 3, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 4 0 0.0% Aug 6, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 4 0 0.0% Jun 23, 2026
Illinois (IL) 4 1 25.0% Sep 9, 2026
Georgia (GA) 4 0 0.0% Nov 5, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 3 0 0.0% Jul 13, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 3 0 0.0% Sep 7, 2026
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% Jun 30, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 2 0 0.0% Apr 24, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 2 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2026
US (US) 2 1 50.0% Jan 14, 2026
Utah (UT) 2 0 0.0% Mar 25, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 2 0 0.0% Jun 2, 2026
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Mar 18, 2026
Kansas (KS) 2 0 0.0% Jul 16, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 2 0 0.0% Mar 31, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 2 0 0.0% Dec 18, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Apr 10, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 1 0 0.0% Mar 24, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Apr 8, 2025
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Nov 25, 2025
North Dakota (ND) 1 0 0.0% Apr 28, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% Jan 29, 2026
Texas (TX) 1 1 100.0% Aug 27, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% Feb 24, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 67
Vanguard 34
Great Dane 7
Unknown 6
International 4
Reitnouer 3
Utility 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 0.14 0 ALERT Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 5 0.58 1 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 19 6.37 6 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 13 4.29 4 Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (80 rows) View all 80 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88971039 Sep 9, 2026 IL 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.130 Yes
88925577 Sep 7, 2026 MS 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88920927 Sep 5, 2026 OH 2 VAN WERT OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 396.9D2-FTF, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.9A-LFTSI No
88917743 Sep 4, 2026 OH 3 MAPLE HEIGHTS OH
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88844598 Aug 27, 2026 TX 2 TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.207B-AALPME-OOS, 392.2WG, 393.9A-LFTSI Yes
88763402 Aug 20, 2026 IL 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2MI No
88624601 Aug 6, 2026 NE 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88538736 Jul 28, 2026 SD 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.100C-C No
88510968 Jul 23, 2026 MS 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88487657 Jul 22, 2026 IA 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT, 395.3A2-HOSPDIT Yes
88429526 Jul 16, 2026 KS 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88393596 Jul 13, 2026 PA 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88396975 Jul 11, 2026 MS 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88282776 Jun 30, 2026 CA 2 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLTCD, 392.2-SLLED No
88218606 Jun 23, 2026 KY 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
88035552 Jun 3, 2026 MO 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
88036074 Jun 2, 2026 WV 2
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
5 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 392.2-SLLS4, 393.75A3-ATIS No
87822404 May 12, 2026 PA 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
87678670 Apr 24, 2026 SC 3 WARE SHOALS SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 2-SLLS1 No
87589664 Apr 15, 2026 OH 3 DELTA OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87571616 Apr 10, 2026 NC 3 STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87546249 Apr 10, 2026 KY 1 KUTTAWA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87457215 Mar 31, 2026 LA 3 DELHI LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87455993 Mar 30, 2026 TN 3 KNOXVILLE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLUP No
87455455 Mar 30, 2026 OH 3 FREMONT OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MD26A1338429 Feb 10, 2026 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0253280039 Nov 24, 2025 MN 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0010111628 Oct 27, 2025 GA 1 0 Yes No Fatal
ND0001166978 Apr 28, 2025 ND 0 0 Yes No Tow
MN0250130088 Jan 13, 2025 MN 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 20, 2023 MC1570420-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY MIT-UKNAP2300164-1873 91X $750,000 Oct 16, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Trisura Specialty Insurance Company MIT-UKNAP2300164-1873 BMC-91X Oct 16, 2025 On file ACTIVE
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY MIT-UKNAP2300164-0844 BIPD/Primary Oct 16, 2024 Oct 16, 2025 CANCELLED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA974299692 BIPD/Primary Feb 28, 2024 Oct 16, 2024 REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA974299692 BIPD/Primary Oct 16, 2023 Feb 28, 2024 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 17, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Oct 16, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Oct 16, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  4. Feb 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Oct 20, 2023
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
390.17 Carrier - Operating a CMV with additional equipment/accessories which decreases the safe operation of the CMV. Explain: General/Admin 1 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0

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