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USDOT 1197429MC476351

Celtic Cartage Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

22 years (granted 2004)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

246 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Celtic Cartage Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

11260 Southwest Hwy, Palos Hills, IL 60465

Phone

(708) 974-1405

Power units

185

Drivers

185

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC476351

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

34 — Lexington Insurance Company
91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 246 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

17.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 246 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

safety@celticcartage.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

9

Reportable crashes

9

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WI 07/2026 · IL 05/2026 · TX 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 612025: 1062024: 632023: 16
Level III — Driver-only: 85Level II — Walk-around: 85Level I — Full: 63Level V — Vehicle-only: 13
DateStateLevel
Jul 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 3, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 30, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 29, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 22, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 19, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 12, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 1, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 29, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 6, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 26, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 24, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 10, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 246 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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