Brunton Motor Freight Inc Of Il — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
40 years (granted 1985)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
31 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Brunton Motor Freight Inc Of Il
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
18862 N 1600 East Rd, Pontiac, IL 61764
Phone
(815) 844-7121
Power units
18
Drivers
13
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC181273
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Granted — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
Revocation records
- type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/13/2017 · order2 type desc: VOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
6.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 31 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
9.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 31 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jjringle@brunton1.com — company domain
Domain age
brunton1.com registered 2003-01-16 (23 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IA 03/2023 · TX 01/2022 · AL 08/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 3, 2025 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 1, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 5, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 21, 2025 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 3, 2025 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 18, 2025 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 12, 2024 | MO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 23, 2024 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 22, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 18, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 21, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 2, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 30, 2024 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 3, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 2, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 1, 2024 | DE | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 22, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 1, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 8, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 1, 2024 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 29, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 15, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 22, 2023 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 18, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 9, 2023 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 2, 2023 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 19, 2023 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 1, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 31 of 31 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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