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USDOT 185732MC152337

Forward Intermodal — compliance record

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Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Central States Trucking Llc

DBA

Forward Intermodal

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

823 Commerce Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523

Phone

(614) 497-5000

Power units

900

Drivers

881

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC152337

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/15/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/08/2000

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,388 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,388 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

pat_jones@forwardair.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

forwardair.com registered 1997-08-21 (29 years)

✓

Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

✓

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

45

Reportable crashes

44

Tow-aways

21

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: AR 05/2026 · GA 05/2026 · GA 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2192025: 5232024: 4492023: 197
Level II — Walk-around: 624Level III — Driver-only: 454Level I — Full: 309Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Jul 1, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 8, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026WILevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026GALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 1,388 inspections on file.

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