LA PREFERIDA INC
Chicago, IL · MC identifier not reported
Based in Chicago, Illinois, LA PREFERIDA INC (USDOT 127543) operates a private fleet with 4 power units and 4 drivers. No roadside inspections appear for it in the past two years. Its MCS-150 shows 64,000 miles driven in 2025.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 127543 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | LA PREFERIDA INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | Not reported |
| Reported physical address | 3400 W 35TH ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60632-3323, US |
| Reported business phone | (773) 254-7200 |
| Reported power units | 4 |
| Reported drivers | 4 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Rich Steinbarth, Greg Gondek |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | P O BOX 32260, CHICAGO, IL, 60632-0260 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Safety review · Jun 08, 1988 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jun 28, 1988 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
LA PREFERIDA INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
| Inspections | 0 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | Not available (0 inspections) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | Not available (0 inspections) |
| Violations | 0 across 0 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 0 |
| Crashes | 1 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Chicago record
LA PREFERIDA INC reports 4 power units. The Chicago, Illinois directory contains 20,662 census records, of which 14,183 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
LA PREFERIDA INC reports PRIVATE PROPERTY in the census and lists 6 cargo categories.
- Fresh produce
- Meat
- Dry bulk commodities
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Other: UNSPECIFIED
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6,479 | 31.4% |
| 1 | 9,263 | 44.8% |
| 2–5: this carrier’s band | 3,426 | 16.6% |
| 6–20 | 1,039 | 5.0% |
| 21–100 | 371 | 1.8% |
| Over 100 | 84 | 0.4% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 127543. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
Refrigerated foodDry bulk commoditiesFresh produce
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