Updated Oct 20, 2026

Central States Trucking LLC

As of Oct 20, 2026, Central States Trucking LLC in Oak Brook, Illinois reports 900 power units and 881 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

823 Commerce Drive, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 (614) 497-5000

Verified Oct 20, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Central States Trucking LLC (USDOT 185732, MC-152337), doing business as Forward Intermodal, is an active motor carrier based in Oak Brook, Illinois that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 900 power units and 881 drivers (881 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 50,229,061 miles in 2024. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, general freight, intermodal containers, refrigerated food, fresh produce, meat. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on March 2, 2016, 11 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated October 29, 2025.

Key facts

Fleet size	500+ power units source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old source
Registration update overdue	No source
Operation	Interstate source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, General freight, Intermodal containers, Refrigerated food, Fresh produce, Meat source
Driver count	500+ drivers source
Last MCS-150 update	Oct 29, 2025 source
Doing business as	Forward Intermodal source
USDOT number	185732 source
MC docket	MC-152337 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	900 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	897 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	1,353 source
Drivers	881 source
CDL drivers	881 source
Annual miles (MCS-150)	50,229,061 miles source
Mileage year	2024 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Mar 2, 2016 source
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type	Corporation source

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Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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