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USDOT 185732MC152337

Forward Intermodal — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

1,404 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

Central States Trucking Llc

DBA

Forward Intermodal

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

823 Commerce Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523

Phone

(614) 497-5000

Power units

900

Drivers

881

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC152337

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/15/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/08/2000

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,404 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,404 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

pat_jones@forwardair.com — company domain

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Domain age

forwardair.com registered 1997-08-21 (29 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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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

42

Reportable crashes

41

Tow-aways

20

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: MS 07/2026 · SC 07/2026 · AR 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2912025: 5232024: 4492023: 141
Level II — Walk-around: 638Level III — Driver-only: 456Level I — Full: 309Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Aug 21, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026WILevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026WILevel I — Full
Aug 2, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026WALevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 1,404 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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