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AVANTI FOODS COMPANY

Joins 7 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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
Review these
  • 2 fatalities on crash record 2 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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 — AVANTI FOODS COMPANY (USDOT 521225)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 2 fatalities on crash record — 2 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/521225/
As of: Oct 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 521225 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: ANTON ZUEGER Company officer 2: MARK LINLEY Dry Bulk Cold Food Paper Products Based in WALNUT, IL

FMCSA census as of Oct 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 7.4% (better). n=113559 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

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 521225
In FMCSA records since Apr 28, 1993 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer ANTON ZUEGER
Company officer 2 MARK LINLEY
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Paper Products
Fleet size 9 units
Drivers 10
Annual mileage 452,347 mi
Contact & address
Physical
109 DEPOT STREET
WALNUT, IL 61376
Mailing
P O BOX 457
WALNUT, IL 61376
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 521225
In FMCSA records since Apr 28, 1993 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 452,347 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 0.57 vs 1.80 -1.23
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0
Trucks 8 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 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
9
Drivers
10
Inspections
12
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

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

Compared against 113,559 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 113,559 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
7.4%
Median across 113,559 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -7.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2024-06 2026-09

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
Illinois (IL) 6 0 0.0% Sep 10, 2026
Wisconsin (WI) 1 0 0.0% Dec 26, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 7
Wabash National 3
Utility 2
Mack 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 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 1.06 1 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88993011 Sep 10, 2026 IL 2 IL 2 — 0 — No
88219267 Jun 22, 2026 IL 1 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.8F01, 395.8F12 No
86660186 Dec 26, 2025 WI 3 SPARTA WI
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLEWA2, 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
86181040 Oct 27, 2025 IL 3 I-72
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85683635 Sep 2, 2025 IL 3 I-74
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85596713 Aug 7, 2025 IL 3 I-474
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85001281 Jun 13, 2025 IL 3 I-39 SB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLEWA2, 395.22H2 No
82596938 Sep 5, 2024 IL 3 MOLINE RD
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81924156 Jun 13, 2024 IL 3 I-39
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
79683553 Sep 16, 2023 IL 1 I-80 WB
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95(f) No
79317253 Aug 3, 2023 IL 3 I64
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
78364302 Apr 14, 2023 IL 2 il-i-80-w/b-w/of-harlem — 1 393.75(a) Yes
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WI0000114057 May 25, 2021 WI 2 0 Yes No Fatal
IL0000221336 Dec 17, 2003 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
I-39 IL 1 0
I-39 SB IL 1 0
I-474 IL 1 0
I64 IL 1 0
I-72 IL 1 0
I-74 IL 1 0
I-80 WB IL 1 0
IL 2 IL 1 0
MOLINE RD IL 1 0
SPARTA WI WI 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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