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NORTH SHORE TRANSIT, INC.

DOT# 1257235 MC# 496466CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

84 / 100
B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 66
Insurance · 25% 85
Vehicle OOS rate is 4.4× the national average No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

2794 NORTHWESTERN

WAUKEGAN, IL 60087

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Mailing

4845 W 167TH STREET SUITE 300

OAK FOREST, IL 60452

Contact

Phone: (847) 263-7619

Fax: (847) 677-9716

Email: mmeyers@cookillinois.com

Company Officers

JOHN BENISH JR

ANTHONY BENISH

Business Info

D&B #: 185949430

Fleet

431

Power Units

480

Drivers

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 10, 2004

Common authority: Feb 16, 2005

Authority History (3)

Authority TypeActionDate
MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDAug 16, 2012
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 1, 2010 → Mar 12, 2010
MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDFeb 16, 2005 → Jul 16, 2012

Cargo Types

Passengers

Active Certifications

Passenger

MCS-150

Last updated: Aug 11, 2025

Mileage: 3,286 (2024)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESSPRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESSAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: JOHN BENISH JR → JOHN BENISH JRAug 20, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: JOHN BENISH JR → JOHN BENISH JRAug 18, 2026
Contactemail: → mmeyers@cookillinois.comAug 15, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: → JOHN BENISH JRAug 15, 2026
Fleettotal drivers: 480 → 0Aug 14, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver3 inspections
0.0%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle3 inspections
100.0%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall3 inspections
100.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

2.0

per 1M miles

2

Towaway

2

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving11
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance4

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 3 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

3

Total

0

Driver OOS

3

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.061 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance6.001 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$5,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYISAH25553913$5,000,000Jul 1, 2021—91X
BIPD Active LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY26022533$3,000,000Jul 1, 2015—91X

Insurance History (24)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XOLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
BIPD · F91XOLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Oct 31, 2020Jul 1, 2021
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jul 1, 2018Oct 31, 2020
BIPD · F91XSTARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jul 1, 2014Jul 1, 2015
BIPD · F91XSTARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jul 1, 2013Jul 1, 2014
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jul 1, 2012Jul 1, 2018
BIPD · F91XSTARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jul 1, 2012Jul 1, 2013
BIPD · F91XSTARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Jul 1, 2011Jul 8, 2012
BIPD · F91XEVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2010Nov 4, 2011
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2010Jul 1, 2012
BIPD · F91XEVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2010Jul 1, 2011
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2009Mar 1, 2010
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2009Mar 28, 2010
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2009Mar 28, 2010
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2009Mar 1, 2010
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2008Mar 1, 2009
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2008Mar 1, 2009
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2005Mar 1, 2007
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2004Mar 1, 2004
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2004Mar 1, 2004
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2004Mar 1, 2007
BIPD · F91XLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2004Mar 1, 2005

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