ESSENDANT CO
DBA ESSENDANT
USDOT 293059MC-Docket MC193846DEERFIELD, IL
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized126 power units
ESSENDANT CO (USDOT 293059) in DEERFIELD, IL — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA) was filed 11 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2015-12-18) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1996-07-23 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.19
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.59
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
1
Fatalities
1
Injuries
4
Crashes
75
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 126
- Total drivers
- 99
- Years in business
- 39
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 6.4%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-05-30
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 1996-07-23 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
122
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
38
Violations
4
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-09 → 2026-05-07.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-02
PA
Tow-away
2024-09-11
IN
1 injuredTow-away
2024-08-01
CA
1 fatalTow-away
2024-07-22
KY
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2025-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2024-10-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2024-10-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2024-10-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-09 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper or no wiring protection as required | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-05-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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