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ELGIN MOTOR FREIGHT INC

Joins 76 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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 1, 2026
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.
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — ELGIN MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 465197)
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:
  • 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.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/465197/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 465197 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: JIM PEEPLES General Freight Household Goods Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Motor Vehicles Building Materials Mobile Homes +14 more Based in LONDON, ON

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 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 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1% (better). Vehicle OOS 6% vs peer median 16.2% (better). n=3296 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.

Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X

4 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 465197
In FMCSA records since Dec 5, 1991 (~34y)
MC / docket MC244816
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer JIM PEEPLES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Household Goods, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Motor Vehicles, Building Materials, Mobile Homes, Machinery / Large Objects, Produce, Liquids / Gases, Intermodal Containers, Grain / Feed / Hay, Meat, Garbage / Refuse, U.S. Mail, Chemicals, Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products, Farm Supplies
Fleet size 266 units
Drivers 256
Annual mileage 19,705,650 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1497 WILTON GROVE ROAD
LONDON, ON N6N 1M3
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 465197
In FMCSA records since Dec 5, 1991 (~34y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 19,705,650 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 6.0% vs 23.4% -17.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.62 vs 1.80 -1.18
Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.2%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · 9808611
Effective May 1, 2026
BIPD/Primary · $1,000,000 · 9808611
Effective May 1, 2026
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · 9808611
Effective May 1, 2026
BIPD/Primary · $5,000,000 · P04181254
Effective May 1, 2025
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 1991-10-15 (2,000+ 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 265 0 0
Trailers 300 0 0
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 99 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 2 2
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 2 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 140 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 76 76 3
OOS inspections 0 4 0
OOS percentage 0% 5.26% 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
266
Drivers
256
Inspections
140
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
6.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
99 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active

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

Compared against 3,296 ACTIVE carriers operating 133–399 power units (±50% of this carrier's 266 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1%
Median across 3,296 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.2%
Median across 3,296 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -10.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (34 months)

2023-10 2026-10

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
Michigan (MI) 34 1 2.9% Oct 5, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 14 2 14.3% Oct 13, 2026
New York (NY) 12 1 8.3% Apr 16, 2026
Ohio (OH) 7 0 0.0% Sep 22, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 4 0 0.0% Jun 4, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 1 0 0.0% Jan 12, 2026
Indiana (IN) 1 0 0.0% Oct 28, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% Jul 9, 2025
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Oct 20, 2025
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Nov 14, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 55
Stoughton 52
Hyundai Translead 51
Volvo 34
Kenworth 8
Peterbilt 7
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 18 — 0.60 1 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 22 — 2.97 3 — Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (140 rows) View all 140 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89251120 Oct 13, 2026 KY 1 FRANKLIN KY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89185706 Oct 5, 2026 MI 3 MONROE SCALE S/B
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
89080701 Sep 22, 2026 OH 2 PIQUA OH
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88938529 Sep 8, 2026 MI 2 MI
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.11A1-CSURR No
88868951 Sep 1, 2026 KY 3 WILLIAMSBURG KY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88714576 Aug 17, 2026 MI 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88706972 Aug 13, 2026 OH 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88681785 Aug 12, 2026 KY 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88390595 Jul 13, 2026 MI 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88060922 Jun 4, 2026 TN 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87837357 May 13, 2026 KY 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87824887 May 11, 2026 KY 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3-TAOLTIS Yes
87754018 May 3, 2026 MI 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-INAT No
87726911 Apr 30, 2026 MI 1 W/B I-94 @ OLD SCALES
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 11A1-CSURR No
87605054 Apr 16, 2026 NY 2 CHAMPLAIN NY
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
1 11A1-CSURR No
87485766 Apr 2, 2026 KY 1 FRANKLIN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87348684 Mar 19, 2026 OH 3 WILMINGTON OH
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87314087 Mar 17, 2026 MI 2 mi-monroe-scale-n/b
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LHLI No
87284163 Mar 13, 2026 MI 1 mi-i-94-w/b-@-welcome-center
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.106B-C, 393.9A-LIL Yes
87268098 Mar 5, 2026 NY 2 PERU NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87076420 Feb 18, 2026 KY 1 LONDON
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87083362 Feb 17, 2026 TN 3 HOLLADAY TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87074293 Feb 16, 2026 TN 3 ARDMORE TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
87006781 Feb 9, 2026 MI 2 mi-monroe-scale-s/b
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LHLI No
86863783 Jan 22, 2026 MI 2 mi-monroe-scale-n/b
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
Recent Crashes (99 rows) View all 99 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OH0256134717 Jul 17, 2025 OH 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH0255083244 May 9, 2025 OH 0 1 No No Injury
OH0245195615 Oct 25, 2024 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0245186373 Oct 11, 2024 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0245065294 Apr 17, 2024 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002932541 Jul 14, 2023 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002837513 Mar 13, 2023 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002762202 Nov 22, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002606200 Jun 20, 2022 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0904066238 Jun 3, 2022 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904025253 Apr 30, 2022 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH0215075338 Apr 29, 2021 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0215075340 Apr 29, 2021 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA102757800X Mar 15, 2021 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0903752871 Feb 19, 2021 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0102872837 Jan 4, 2021 TN 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0002158949 Dec 11, 2020 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0195207355 Oct 9, 2019 OH 0 4 Yes No Injury
OH0195207361 Oct 9, 2019 OH 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0001715965 May 21, 2019 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0001641301 Feb 12, 2019 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0001617053 Jan 28, 2019 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0001573879 Dec 13, 2018 MI 0 4 Yes No Injury
IN0903206569 Aug 20, 2018 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0903158084 May 19, 2018 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 15, 2015 MC244816 Name Change Revocation Name Change →
Sep 15, 2015 MC244816 Daily Register Revocation Daily Register →
Aug 17, 2015 MC244816 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY 9808611 BMC-91X — May 1, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY 9808611 BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 May 1, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY 9808611 91X $1,000,000 May 1, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY P04181254 BIPD/Primary $5,000,000 May 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION P04181254 BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 May 1, 2024 May 27, 2026 CANCELLED
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION P7174444A BIPD/Primary — May 1, 2017 May 1, 2024 REPLACED
NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION P7174444A BIPD/Primary — Sep 16, 2015 May 1, 2017 REPLACED
NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION P7174444A BIPD/Primary — May 1, 2012 Sep 21, 2015 NAME CHANGED
NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION P7174444A BIPD/Primary — May 1, 2012 Sep 16, 2015 REPLACED
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. 321-850040 CARGO — Apr 1, 2007 Jun 3, 2011 CANCELLED
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. 133-850039 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2007 May 1, 2012 REPLACED
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. C1M 900385 CARGO — Feb 1, 2003 Apr 1, 2007 REPLACED
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. TPO 203313 BIPD/Primary — Feb 1, 2003 Apr 1, 2007 REPLACED
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. C1M 900385 CARGO — Oct 31, 1996 Feb 1, 2003 REPLACED
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. TPO203313 BIPD/Primary — Oct 31, 1996 Feb 1, 2003 REPLACED
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE NO802 01 71 580/44 CARGO — Dec 4, 1992 Oct 31, 1996 REPLACED
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE NO802 01 71 580/44 BIPD/Primary — Dec 4, 1992 Oct 31, 1996 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 27, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  2. May 1, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. May 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  4. May 1, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  5. Sep 21, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  6. Sep 17, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Sep 16, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  8. May 1, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  9. Jun 3, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  10. Apr 1, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.
  11. Apr 1, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.
  12. Dec 2, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Feb 1, 2003
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.
  14. Feb 1, 2003
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.
  15. Oct 31, 1996
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE
  16. Feb 23, 1993
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  17. Oct 15, 1991
    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

Station State Inspections OOS
FRANKLIN KY 8 1
BUFFALO NY NY 5 0
PERU NY NY 4 1
LONDON KY 3 0
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE MI 3 0
KUTTAWA KY 2 0
I 75 NB 24 MM MI 2 0
I-75 NB REST AREA OH 2 0
ROADSIDE OH 2 0
ARDMORE TN TN 2 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 13 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 7 0
395.3(a)(3)(i) Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours Hours of Service 3 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically Hours of Service 2 0
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit Hours of Service 2 0
172.201(a)(4) Additional information not after Hazardous Materials basic description Hazardous Materials 1 0
172.516(c)(5) Placard not reading horizontally Hazardous Materials 1 0
177.817(a) No or improper shipping papers (carrier) Hazardous Materials 1 0
177.817(e) Shipping paper accessibility Hazardous Materials 1 0

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