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GERTSEN INTERSTATE SYSTEMS, INC.

DOT# 127144 MC# 168009CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

98 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 94
Insurance · 25% 100
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (708) 343-5220

Fax: (708) 343-5757

Email: steve@gertsen.com

Company Officers

RANDALL F. GERTSEN

STEVEN GERTSEN

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 25137423

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

41

Power Units

35

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors41

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 1, 1974

Common authority: Jul 28, 1983

Contract authority: Jul 8, 1993

Authority History (9)

Authority TypeActionDate
MOTOR CARRIER OF HOUSEHOLD GOODSADMINISTRATIVE STATUS ADJUSTMENT → ACTIVEJun 9, 2026
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 29, 2021 → Jun 8, 2021
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 29, 2021 → Jun 8, 2021
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONOct 12, 2006 → Oct 27, 2006
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONOct 12, 2006 → Oct 27, 2006
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 9, 2003 → Apr 16, 2003
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 1, 1994
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDJul 8, 1993
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDJul 28, 1983

Cargo Types

General FreightIntermodal Containers

Active Certifications

PropertyHousehold Goods

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 13, 2026

Mileage: 2,143,601 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetydriver oos rate: 0 → 5.882353Aug 4, 2026
Safetydriver oos rate: 6.25 → 0Aug 3, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 3 → 0Aug 1, 2026
Safetydriver oos rate: 0 → 5.882353Jul 29, 2026
New Carrierphy state: → ILJul 20, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver17 inspections
5.9%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle7 inspections
14.3%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall17 inspections
11.8%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

3.0

per 1M miles

3

Towaway

3

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving7
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service2
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance4

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 17 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.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

17

Total

1

Driver OOS

0

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.785 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service1.142 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance1.385 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
CARGO Active AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYMZI 93025523Nov 1, 201034
BIPD Active ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCA-L71821$1,000,000Nov 1, 200791X

Insurance History (16)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
CARGO · F34FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2007Nov 1, 2010
CARGO · F34GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2006Nov 30, 2007
CARGO · F34GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2006Nov 1, 2007
BIPD · F91XGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2006Nov 30, 2007
BIPD · F91XGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2006Nov 1, 2007
CARGO · F34TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2004Nov 1, 2006
CARGO · F34LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2002Mar 14, 2003
BIPD · F91XCENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2002May 15, 2003
CARGO · F34CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2002Nov 1, 2004
BIPD · F91XLINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2002Nov 1, 2006
BIPD · F91XLINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2002Nov 8, 2006
CARGO · F34STAR INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 1, 1999Nov 1, 2002
BIPD · F91XSTAR INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 1, 1999Nov 1, 2002
BIPD · F91XSTAR INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 1999Nov 1, 1999
BIPD · F91XGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 1, 1994Nov 1, 1999
CARGO · F34GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 1, 1994Nov 1, 1999

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