PAPERCHASER LLC

USDOT 4148438 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOSEPH M MICKELSON General Freight Based in GRANITE CITY, IL

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · Apr 28, 2025

On file

FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file #1 ACE LICENSING & PERMIT SERVICES LLC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — PAPERCHASER LLC (USDOT 4148438)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 ACE LICENSING & PERMIT SERVICES LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4148438/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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

BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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: Clear to review.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

#1 ACE LICENSING & PERMIT SERVICES LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4148438

In FMCSA records since Oct 24, 2023 (~2y)

MC / docket MC1592010

Company officer JOSEPH M MICKELSON

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 18,994 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (618) 491-0437

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1416 NORWOOD DR

GRANITE CITY, IL 62040

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4148438

In FMCSA records since Oct 24, 2023 (~2y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 18,994 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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

Insurance
HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Apr 28, 2025
Process Agent
#1 ACE LICENSING & PERMIT SERVICES LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1592010
ACTIVE

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).

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

PAPERCHASER LLC is a motor carrier based in GRANITE CITY, IL, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 4148438. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 1 driver, with 1 roadside inspection on file. 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 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.

Carrier overview

PAPERCHASER LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Granite City, IL. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in MO (1 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; International is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

OOS order history

2 out-of-service orders issued against this carrier.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-10 2024-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Missouri (MO)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 1, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		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	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	6.00	6	—	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 (1 row) View all 1 →

Inspection #	Date	State	Level ▼	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82840744	Oct 1, 2024	MO	1	ELSBERRY MO	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK IL 531774D · 1HTMMMML6KH778263	1	393.9(a)	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (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.

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
Dec 13, 2023	MC1592010-C	CPL	REVOCATION	CPL →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY	ACV 6360895	91X	$1,000,000	Apr 28, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
HASTINGS INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP 0006360892	34	—	Apr 28, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CPP 6360892	CARGO	—	Nov 29, 2023	Apr 28, 2025	REPLACED
HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	ACV 6360895	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 29, 2023	Apr 28, 2025	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Feb 18, 2026

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit
Apr 28, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Apr 28, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Dec 10, 2024

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
Dec 13, 2023

authority

GRANTED — 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
ELSBERRY MO	MO	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page