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ESSENDANT CO.

DBA: ESSENDANT

DOT# 293059 MC# 193846 Broker
ACTIVE

Trust Score

84 / 100
B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 82
Insurance · 25% 60
1 reported fatal crash(es) BIPD coverage below the $1000000 minimum for this carrier No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (847) 627-7000

Fax: (847) 627-7920

Cell: (972) 207-3558

Email: shyche@essendant.com

Company Officers

TIM ENGSTROM

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 18978783

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

126

Power Units

99

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks5
Owned Tractors7
Term Trucks12
Term Tractors102
Term Trailers11

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: May 21, 1987

Contract authority: Jun 16, 1992

Broker authority: ACTIVE

Authority History (8)

Authority TypeActionDate
PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATEDJan 4, 2016
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 18, 2015 → Dec 30, 2015
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATEDAug 5, 2015
PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED → REVOKEDDec 14, 2005 → Jul 20, 2015
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED → REVOKEDDec 14, 2005 → Jul 20, 2015
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDJun 16, 1992 → Dec 13, 2005
PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED → REVOKEDJun 1, 1992 → Dec 13, 2005
PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED → REVOKEDNov 10, 1987 → Dec 13, 2005

Cargo Types

General FreightChemicalsPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: May 30, 2025

Mileage: 6,013,749 (2024)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTYAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 4 → 3Jul 23, 2026
New Carrierphy state: → ILJul 20, 2026
Removedphy state: IL → (removed)Jul 7, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver75 inspections
0.0%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle40 inspections
7.5%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall75 inspections
4.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

1

Fatal

1

Injury

3.0

per 1M miles

3

Towaway

3

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving0
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance0

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 77 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)

77

Total

0

Driver OOS

3

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.153 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance1.3610 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA282K0455$750,000Dec 29, 201591X
SURETY Active HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY20BSBCO7099Jul 20, 201584

Insurance History (9)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
SURETY · F84HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jul 20, 2015Jul 20, 2015
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAName ChangedTERM/CANCL$750,000Jun 1, 2015Jan 20, 2016
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jun 1, 2015Dec 29, 2015
SURETY · F84HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYName ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Oct 1, 2013Jul 20, 2015
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAName ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Nov 1, 2006Jul 20, 2015
BIPD · F91XSENTRY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Feb 1, 2003Nov 1, 2006
BIPD · F91XAMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Nov 1, 1998Feb 1, 2003
SURETY · F84HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Mar 2, 1992Oct 1, 2013
BIPD · F91AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Nov 1, 1990May 2, 2000

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