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BEAR CARTAGE & INTERMODAL INC

  • 569614
  • 8600 JOLIET ROAD
    MCCOOK, IL 60525
  • 98
  • 95
  • 145

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 04/24/2024 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 12/21/2009)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 50.7 21.4
Driver 2.1 6.0
Hazmat 9.1 4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 04/24/2024 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type Yes/No MC#/MX#
Property Yes MC-278215
Passenger No
Household Goods No
Broker No

Vehicle Maintenance

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On-Road Performance

9.33 How is the measure calculated?

Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant vehicle inspections

Investigation Results

No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Carrier Measure Over Time

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This graph displays a carrier’s measure based on 24 months of on-road performance. Zero indicates the best performance. To see how the measure is calculated click here. To see how the measure relates to percentile click here. Expand for more information.

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  Oct 27 2023 Nov 24 2023 Dec 29 2023 Jan 26 2024 Feb 23 2024 Mar 29 2024
Measure 8.92 9.12 9.24 9.29 9.09 9.33
Measure 0 0 0 0 0 0

Violation Summary

Vehicle Maint. Violations: 140

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 14 1 2
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 10 4 6
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 7 7 8
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 7 0 2
393.78 Windshield wipers inoperative/defective 6 0 1
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 5 0 4
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 5 0 8
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 2 4
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 4 0 4
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps 4 2 6
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 3 0 4
393.47(e) Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment 3 0 4
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 3 2 8
396.3(a)(1) Brake - Leak from air chamber 3 1 4
396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination 3 3 0
392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective 2 0 1
393.203(c) Hood not securely fastened 2 0 2
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 2 2 4
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 2 1 4
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 2 1 4
393.60(c) Damaged or discolored windshield 2 0 1
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 2 2 8
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 2 0 6
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 2 1 6
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 2 2 4
392.7(b) Driver failing to conduct a pre-trip inspection of Intermodal Equipment 1 0 4
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 1 0 2
393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 1 0 3
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 1 0 3
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 1 0 3
393.126(b) Damaged or Missing tiedown or securement device for intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle 1 1 1
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 1 0 2
393.207B-AALPME-OOS More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. 1 1 7
393.209(d) Steering system components worn, welded, or missing 1 1 6
393.25(f) Stop lamp violations 1 1 6
393.45B2-B Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 1 0 4
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 1 1 4
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 1 0 4
393.45PC Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit 1 1 4
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 1 0 4
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 1 0 4
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 1 0 4
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 1 0 4
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 1 0 4
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) 1 0 4
393.55(d)(2) CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. 1 0 4
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 1 0 4
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 1 0 4
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 1 0 4
393.60(d) Glazing permits < 70% of light 1 0 1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 1 1 8
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 0 1
393.79 Defroster / Defogger inoperative 1 0 1
393.81 Horn inoperative 1 0 3
393.95(f) No / insufficient warning devices 1 0 2
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 1 0 6
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 1 1 6
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 1 0 4
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 1 0 4
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 1 0 3
396.5B-HLIW Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel 1 1 2

Inspection History

Vehicle Inspections: 67

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Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
Total Weight
(TotW)
Sum of measure weights Sum of measure weights 643 106 990
TotW TiW
=
990 106
= 9.33
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*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.

Investigation Results

Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Vehicle Maintenance Acute/Critical Violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

  • 12/14/2009 (Compliance Review)
  • 145
    • 57
    • 88
  • : 12

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 04/24/2024 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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