Freight Carrier · Carol Stream, IL
MAINFREIGHT INC
27W364 NORTH AVE · Carol Stream, IL 60185
Authorized: Property
(630) 496-7400
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- MC #572473
- USDOT #1538326 USDOT Active
- 311Power Units
- 311Drivers
- CarrierEntity Type
About this carrier
MAINFREIGHT INC is a Carol Stream, IL freight carrier that is authorized for property in the state of Illinois. This company has 311 truck(s) in their fleet and 311 truck drivers. Their motor carrier number is MC-572473 and their USDOT number is 1538326.
Sourced from FMCSA SAFER · last filed 09/25/2025 · last updated May 26, 2026.Carrier Details
- Operating Status AUTHORIZED FOR Property
- MCS-150 Filed 09/25/2025
- MCS-150 Mileage 19,240,000 (2025)
Authority & Operations
Operation Classification
- Authorized for Hire
Carrier Operation
- Interstate
Cargo Authorized
- General Freight
Operating Territory
Inspection activity Inspected in 31 states over the past 24 months: CA (139), FL (33), NY (33), PA (29), NM (25), NJ (20), MD (18), TX (16), GA (16), NC (15), AZ (12), SC (9), +19 more. Home base: Carol Stream, Illinois.
Safety Record
Crashes (24 mo)
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0Fatal
- 3Injury
- 4Tow
- 7Total
Behavior Categories (BASICs)
CategoryMeasureViolations
Unsafe Driving
0.75
57
Crash Indicator
Not Public
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Hours of Service
0.56
27
Vehicle Maintenance
3.55
120
Drugs / Alcohol
0
0
Hazmat
Not Public
—
Driver Fitness
0.12
6
Inspection Summary
- 431Total
- 248Clean
- 183With violations
24-month window ending May 15, 2026
Violations Cited 135 unique codes
Critical 35
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
- 392.82(a)1Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
- 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
- 393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
- 383.51A-SINDriving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance
- 391.11B5-LNCDLNVLLicense - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS
- 393.75B-TFTires - Front, less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
- 395.8E1PC-OOSHOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver improperly used Personal Conveyance
- 393.207A-SAPPASSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift
- 393.207A-SUBLSuspension - U-bolt, u-bolt bottom plate, or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
- 393.207C-SSLMSSuspension - A spring leaf is missing or separated
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.9(a)Inoperative Brake Lamps
- 393.9TSInoperative turn signal
- 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
- 395.8K2-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
- 393.45B2-BAir brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 391.11B2-QDriver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Interview.
- 393.45D-BAALAir Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection
- 393.45D-BHCRAir Brake - Crimped or restricted
- 393.45D-BHTCAir Brake - Damaged by heat, broken, or crimped in such a manner as to restrict air flow.
- 396.3A1-BALRAir Brake - Fails air loss rate test
- 396.3A1-FFuel - Dripping leak.
- 396.7A-UOUnsafe Operations - Prohibited.
- 396.3(a)(1)Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
- 391.41B10-MCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate
- 396.3(a)1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Unsafe Driving 15
- 392.16Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
- 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.16ADDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device
- 392.2-SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely
- 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
- 392.2-MLFailure to Maintain Lane
- 392.2-SLLILCState/Local Laws - Improper lane change
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- 392.2SLTRSState/Local Laws - Truck routing restriction
- 392.22(a)Failing to use hazard warning flashers
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
Hours of Service 15
- 395.8(e)(1)PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:
- 395.34A1-ELDDFNHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours
- 395.8F01Drivers record of duty status not current
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier
- 395.24(d)ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
- 395.22H1-ELDNUMHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic)
- 395.22H2-ELDNISDTHOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver's hours of service records to an authorized safety official
- 395.22H3-ELDMFHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping procedures during ELD malfunctions
- 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days.
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.
- 395.8(a)HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
Vehicle Maintenance 69
- 393.207A-SAPPCBLMSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
- 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
- 393.11A1-LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.
- 393.11A1-LFTSMLighting - Front - Turn signal - missing.
- 393.11A1-LTNRVLighting - Turn signal - Any missing not on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.11A1-LTSMLighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.9A-LTSIRLighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
- 393.9B-LSLOWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both obscured when required to be on.
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps
- 393.47(e)Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
- 393.53(b)CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 396.17(c)Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
- 396.3A1-ALBVAir Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
- 396.9D2-FTFFailing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
- 392.7A-DDriver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories
- 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
- 393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
- 393.47A-BCFSBDDrum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
- 393.48(a)Inoperative/defective brakes
- 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
- 393.55C1-BAir Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault.
- 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.
- 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.
- 393.55(d)(3)No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
- 393.55(e)No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
- 393.11TLTruck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak
- 393.106B-CCargo - Not immobilized or secured
- 393.11A1-LRRLighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
- 393.11B-CSSRRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993
- 393.11TUTruck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
- 393.30-BBattery - Not protected
- 396.3A1DSCBCenter Bearing (Carrier Bearing) Cracked / Loose / Broken / Missing
- 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp
- 393.11A1-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp missing
- 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative
- 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.95(a)No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking
- 393.201B-FRFrame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
- 393.95(f)Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
- 393.11A1-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
- 393.11A1-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
- 393.201A-FRMCFrame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components
- 393.201D-FRFrame - Accessories improperly attached
- 393.203(b)Cab/body improperly secured to frame
- 393.205A-WRCWheel/Rim - Rim, spoke wheel, or adapter cracked
- 396.5B-HLIWHubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel
- 396.5B-HLOWHubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel
- 393.60(c)Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
- 393.60(d)Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
- 393.78Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.
- 392.2-SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
- 393.67C7V-FFuel - Missing/improper filler cap
Driver Fitness 1
- 391.41(a)(1)Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history
Locations
Physical Address
MAINFREIGHT INC27W364 NORTH AVE
CAROL STREAM, IL 60185
Mailing Address
Same as physical.