Freight Carrier · Des Plaines, IL
HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC
580 S WOLF RD · Des Plaines, IL 60016
AUTHORIZED FOR:
(847) 258-5105
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- MC #880891
- USDOT #2533966 USDOT Active
- 115Power Units
- 115Drivers
- CarrierEntity Type
About this carrier
HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC is a Des Plaines, IL freight carrier that is authorized for: in the state of Illinois. This company has 115 truck(s) in their fleet and 115 truck drivers. Their motor carrier number is MC-880891 and their USDOT number is 2533966.
Sourced from FMCSA SAFER · last filed 12/30/2025 · last updated Jun 24, 2026.Carrier Details
- Operating Status AUTHORIZED FOR:
- MCS-150 Filed 12/30/2025
- MCS-150 Mileage 8,500,000 (2023)
Authority & Operations
Operation Classification
- Authorized for Hire
Carrier Operation
- Interstate
Cargo Authorized
- General Freight
Operating Territory
Inspection activity Inspected in 35 states over the past 24 months: CA (71), NM (43), UT (31), IL (30), AZ (14), KS (10), SD (9), TX (8), CO (8), IN (8), NV (8), WA (8), +23 more. Home base: Des Plaines, Illinois.
Safety Record
Crashes (24 mo)
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1Fatal
- 2Injury
- 14Tow
- 17Total
Behavior Categories (BASICs)
CategoryMeasureViolations
Unsafe Driving
3.4
35
Crash Indicator
Not Public
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Hours of Service
0.47
24
Vehicle Maintenance
2.85
57
Drugs / Alcohol
0
0
Hazmat
Not Public
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Driver Fitness
0.06
5
Inspection Summary
- 317Total
- 207Clean
- 110With violations
24-month window ending Jun 26, 2026
Violations Cited 87 unique codes
Critical 26
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS
- 393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
- 383.95A-LCDLRestriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction
- 393.75(a)Flat tire or fabric exposed
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- 395.8(e)False report of drivers record of duty status
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.11A1-LSLMWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on.
- 393.9B-LRLIWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on
- 393.9B-LTSOLighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
- 393.47A-BCLMAD-SAAir Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle
- 393.45D-BAALAir Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection
- 393.45B2-BHHCHydraulic Hose Abraded (Chafed)
- 393.45A-BHTBSAir Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied
- 393.75G-LOADWeight carried exceeds tire load limit
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking
- 391.11(b)(4)Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency.
- 391.41(a)Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.
- 392.9A2-CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
Unsafe Driving 10
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 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
- 392.2FCFollowing too close
- 392.71A-DDriver - Using or equipping a CMV with a radar detector
- 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- 392.2LVLane Restriction violation
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
- 392.22(a)Failing to use hazard warning flashers
Hours of Service 14
- 395.8(e)(1)PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
- 395.3(a)(3)(ii)Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
- 395.32B-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD
- 395.32BDriver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time
- 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
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
- 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.
- 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
- 395.24C2IIDriver failed to manually add the trailer number
- 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.
- 395.8(a)HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
Vehicle Maintenance 36
- 393.207A-SAPPCBLMSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
- 393.207F-SLASSuspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
- 393.209E-SPSLASteering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
- 393.47(e)Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
- 393.45C-BSGAir Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
- 396.17(c)Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
- 393.47A-BCLMBDDrum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad
- 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
- 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
- 396.3(a)(1)Brake - Leak from air chamber
- 396.3A1-BARSAir Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak
- 393.11TLTruck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
- 393.11A1-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
- 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp
- 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
- 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
- 396.3(a)(1)Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
- 396.5B-HWSLIWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel
- 393.205C-WRAWFLMIBWheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
- 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.
- 393.60(c)Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
- 393.78Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
- 392.2-SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
Driver Fitness 1
- 392.2-MCSRMedical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations
Locations
Physical Address
HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC580 S WOLF RD
DES PLAINES, IL 60016
Mailing Address
Same as physical.