GK1 TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 4266949MC-Docket MC1759112PALOS HILLS, IL
Review before tendering5 power units
GK1 TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 4266949) in PALOS HILLS, IL — has findings to review before tendering. 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.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 6.25.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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.
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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 6.25
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.27
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.58
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.53
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
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
15
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 3
- Years in business
- 2
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 6.25
- Driver OOS rate
- 13.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%Above national
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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-02
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
16
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
62
Violations
8
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-12-27 → 2026-03-24.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-01
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Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
22 | 1 | 2026-03-17 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
18 | 4 | 2026-03-17 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
10 | 0 | 2026-03-24 |
General safety regulations 390
|
4 | 0 | 2025-07-10 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
3 | 1 | 2026-03-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 1 | 2026-03-24 |
Safety fitness procedures 385
|
1 | 1 | 2025-05-24 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2025-08-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2026-03-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Rear Impact Guards - All other CMV's manufactured after December 31 1952 inadequate or missing | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failing to properly secure load | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver failed to retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which sh | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2024-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2024-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver failed to retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which sh | — |
| 2024-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2024-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2024-10-30 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Driver Fitness | Driver must be able to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-24 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2026-03-17 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-10-25 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203B-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 86B1-RIG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A-DFSL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100C-C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2025-09-10 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
2025-08-29 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2025-07-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82DUMT | — | — |
2025-07-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-07-10 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8C-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F11-HOSM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSRC | — | — |
2025-05-24 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety fitness procedures 385 | 337B-OOSO | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 19TG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
2025-05-21 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | — | — |
2025-05-01 1 violPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2024-12-11 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSRC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8C-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D11-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F11-HOSM | — | — |
2024-11-20 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
2024-10-30 10 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F10 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8H05 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F12 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A2II | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2S | — | — |
2023-12-27 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
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