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CENTERA TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 710723 • 1250 W 42ND STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609

ACTIVEMotor Carrier
Authority:1 active
Insurance:3 current
BOC-3:On file
Safety Rating:S
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
710,723
Status
ACTIVE
Entity Type
Corporation
Operation
Interstate
Business Type
Motor Carrier
State
Illinois
Phone
7732471700
Email
[email protected]
Power Units (MCS-150)
58
Drivers (MCS-150)
64
Safety Rating
S
MCS-150 Mileage
3,759,000
BOC-3 Agent
Carrier
Physical Address
1250 W 42ND STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Mailing Address
PO BOX 09063, CHICAGO, IL, 60609
Contact
Phone: 7732471700

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Contract Carrier — Active
Active Authority
1
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
1
Insurance Policies
3 active
Latest: Nov 1, 2025
BOC-3 Filing
On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority TypeDocket #StatusOriginal DateFinal Date
Contract CarrierMC-327934ACTIVEUnknownOct 31, 2024

Active Insurance (3)

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Active Insurance (3)
InsurerTypePolicy #StatusEffectiveCancel Date
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryWMC2059546ON FILENov 1, 2025Jan 14, 2026
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.CARGO0110089660ON FILENov 15, 1998May 20, 2011
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.BIPD0110089660ON FILENov 15, 1998Sep 25, 2011

Insurance History (14 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (14 canceled/expired)
InsurerTypePolicy #StatusEffectiveCancel Date
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryWMC2059546REPLACEDNov 1, 2025Nov 1, 2025
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.BIPD/PrimaryGRT31829AREPLACEDNov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2025
SUTTON NATIONALBIPD/PrimaryKOF-Y6RQVY21JK-01CANCELLEDNov 1, 2022Nov 1, 2024
SUTTON NATIONALBIPD/PrimaryY6RQVY21JKREPLACEDFeb 19, 2022Nov 1, 2022
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryH08476020REPLACEDFeb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2022
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryFIP1046-2020REPLACEDFeb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2021
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.BIPD/PrimaryGWP45119 00REPLACEDFeb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2020
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryWF007607CANCELLEDNov 21, 2018Feb 19, 2019
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryWF007603CANCELLEDNov 15, 2017Nov 21, 2018
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.BIPD/PrimaryCSP 3 313 045CANCELLEDNov 15, 2014Nov 15, 2017
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.BIPD/PrimaryTP9881632 01CANCELLEDNov 15, 2013Nov 15, 2014
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.BIPD/Primary0110089660CANCELLEDAug 26, 2011Nov 15, 2013
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.BIPD0110089660REPLACEDNov 15, 1998Aug 26, 2011
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.BIPD/PrimarySFT 599 00 49REPLACEDNov 15, 1997Nov 15, 1998

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
EventInsurerPolicy #TypeEvent DateCancel Date
TERM/CANCLWESCO INSURANCE COMPANYWMC2059546BIPD/PrimaryJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026
TERM/REPLWESCO INSURANCE COMPANYWMC2059546BIPD/PrimaryNov 1, 2025Nov 1, 2025
TERM/REPLGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.GRT31829ABIPD/PrimaryNov 1, 2025Nov 1, 2025
CANCELSUTTON NATIONALKOF-Y6RQVY21JK-01BIPD/PrimaryNov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
TERM/REPLSUTTON NATIONALY6RQVY21JKBIPD/PrimaryNov 1, 2022Nov 1, 2022
TERM/REPLACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYH08476020BIPD/PrimaryFeb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
TERM/REPLTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYFIP1046-2020BIPD/PrimaryFeb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
TERM/REPLSTATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.GWP45119 00BIPD/PrimaryFeb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020
CANCELNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYWF007607BIPD/PrimaryFeb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
CANCELNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYWF007603BIPD/PrimaryNov 21, 2018Nov 21, 2018
CANCELWESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.CSP 3 313 045BIPD/PrimaryNov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
CANCELILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.TP9881632 01BIPD/PrimaryNov 15, 2014Nov 15, 2014
CANCELWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.0110089660BIPD/PrimaryNov 15, 2013Nov 15, 2013
TERM/CANCLWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.0110089660BIPDSep 25, 2011Sep 25, 2011
TERM/REPLWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.0110089660BIPDAug 26, 2011Aug 26, 2011
CANCELWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.0110089660CARGOMay 20, 2011May 20, 2011
TERM/REPLILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.SFT 599 00 49BIPD/PrimaryNov 15, 1998Nov 15, 1998

Authority Action History (7 events)

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Authority Action History (7 events)
DocketAuthority TypeOriginal ActionServed DateDispositionDecided Date
MC327934CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONOct 7, 2024DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONOct 31, 2024
MC327934CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONJan 23, 2019DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 19, 2019
MC327934CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONOct 25, 2018DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 9, 2018
MC327934CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONOct 19, 2017DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 14, 2017
MC327934CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONOct 20, 2014DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 14, 2014
MC327934CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONOct 21, 2013DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 15, 2013
MC327934MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDNov 28, 1997—Unknown

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
N/A
Hours of Service
N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
69
Violations
1
Vehicle OOS %
0.0%
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
58
Drivers (MCS-150)
64
Crash Records
25

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

1
May
2
Jun
2
Jul
3
Aug
15
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
2
May
1
Jun
Jul
7
Aug
11
Sep
Oct
1
Nov
Dec
Jan
1
Feb
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 69 of 69 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 69 inspections

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None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (1 violations from 69 inspections)

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Violation Summary (1 violations from 69 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.82A1Texting while driving1010Unsafe Driving

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 23.4%
-23.4 pts below avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.01vs nat'l 1.80
-1.79 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (69 inspections)

Showing 50 of 69

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Inspection History (69 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Feb 8, 202687078603RoadsideILLevel 1HYTR INTERMODAL CHASSIS0—No
Nov 11, 202586298182I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 30, 202585969762I-94ILLevel 3CISM SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Sep 30, 202585969533I-94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 30, 202585969761I-94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 24, 202585939146MANNHEIM RDILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 17, 202585839917I-290ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 16, 202585815332I94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 11, 202585779216I-290ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 7, 202585724124RoadsideILLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 5, 202585712419I-290 W/BILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 5, 202585712610290ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 5, 202585712480I-94ILLevel 3HYTR INTERMODAL CHASSIS1392.82A1No
Aug 26, 202585607221T3ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 25, 20258560714847THILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 22, 202585583415I-290ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 17, 202585532360I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 16, 202585555847I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 8, 202585458169I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 2, 202585397824I-290ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jun 3, 20258486365247TH STILLevel 3FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
May 25, 202584786518I-94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
May 25, 202584786519I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 30, 202482805770NAILLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 29, 202482793819WOOD STREET AISILLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 27, 202482816470I-94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 27, 20248279370947TH STILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 25, 202482816458I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 18, 202482705595MANNHEIM RDILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 15, 202482669971I-94ILLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 14, 202482670259I94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 14, 202482670542I-94ILLevel 3FRT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 14, 202482670543I-94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 13, 202482670540I-94ILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 12, 202482717276I290 E/BILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 12, 202482717277I290 E/BILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 11, 202482717274I290 W/BILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 1, 202482558581T3ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 30, 202482558801RoadsideILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 26, 202482485377I-290ILLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Aug 13, 20248238252947THILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jul 23, 202482204048W 51ST STREETILLevel 3FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jul 23, 202482204049W 51ST STREETILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jun 18, 20248192406847TH STREETILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jun 6, 202481842716I-94ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
May 10, 202481603485I-55 SBILLevel 3MACK TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Apr 21, 202481472493TP03ILLevel 3FRT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Feb 19, 202480890777RoadsideILLevel 3FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jan 31, 202481017166I-94ILLevel 2VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Sep 30, 20237998260447TH STREETILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
View all 69 records
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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

47 total · 0.0% OOS
2024-042026-02
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

I-9425
I-2905
I944
47TH ST4
47TH STREET2
47TH2
I290 E/B2
MANNHEIM RD2

Violations by BASIC category

Recent Crashes

25 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
25
Fatalities
1
Fatal crashes on record
Injuries
14
Across 12 crashes
Tow-Aways
24

Crash History (25 records)

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Crash History (25 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Feb 14, 2026ILTOW00CICERO TWPI55 SB...482504CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Jan 31, 2024ILTOW00CHICAGOBISHOP FORD FWY...450255CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Nov 30, 2023ILINJURY01SUMMITS. HARLEM AVE...BC6510CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Jul 13, 2023ILINJURY01CHICAGOI-94 N/B...X01082CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Sep 22, 2022ILTOW00CHICAGOI-94N/B...V15073CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Jul 28, 2022ILTOW00CHICAGOS ASHLAND AVE—CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Jul 21, 2022ILTOW00CHICAGOW CONGRESS PKWY...126263CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Jul 11, 2022ILTOW00JOLIETS BASELINE...267591CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Mar 16, 2022ILTOW00SCHILLER PARKMANNHEIM RD...X01082CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Dec 11, 2021ILTOW00LYONS1ST AVE...480447CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Nov 19, 2021ILTOW00Lyons TwpI-294 SOUTHBOUND...W33344CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Nov 7, 2021ILTOW00CHICAGOS KEDZIE AVE...380200CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Oct 13, 2021ILINJURY01FRANKLIN PARKMANNHEIM ROAD...478758CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Aug 19, 2021ILTOW00MAYWOODI-290EB...482504CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Jul 20, 2021ILINJURY01CHICAGOI-290 W/B...B51524CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Mar 25, 2021ILINJURY01ChicagoI-290 E/B...413400CENTERA TRANSPORT INC
Dec 17, 2020ILTOW00————
Nov 26, 2020ILINJURY02————
Jul 1, 2020ILINJURY02————
Mar 20, 2020ILINJURY01————
Feb 21, 2020ILINJURY01————
Oct 18, 2019ILINJURY01————
Mar 5, 2019ILFATAL11————
Dec 9, 2018ILINJURY01————
Sep 10, 2018ILTOW00————
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Compliance Timeline

43 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Feb 14, 2026
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jan 14, 2026
Insurance
Insurance term/cancl
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
Nov 1, 2025
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
Nov 1, 2025
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. • BIPD/Primary
Nov 1, 2024
Insurance
Insurance cancel
SUTTON NATIONAL • BIPD/Primary
Oct 31, 2024
Authority
Contract Carrier authority active
Docket MC-327934
Jan 31, 2024
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Nov 30, 2023
Crash
Injury crash in IL
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Jul 13, 2023
Crash
Injury crash in IL
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Nov 1, 2022
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
SUTTON NATIONAL • BIPD/Primary
Sep 22, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jul 28, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jul 21, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jul 11, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Mar 16, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Feb 19, 2022
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
Dec 11, 2021
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Nov 19, 2021
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Nov 7, 2021
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Oct 13, 2021
Crash
Injury crash in IL
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Aug 19, 2021
Crash
Tow-away crash in IL
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jul 20, 2021
Crash
Injury crash in IL
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Mar 25, 2021
Crash
Injury crash in IL
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Feb 19, 2021
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
Dec 17, 2020
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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