MARINA CARTAGE INC
DBA MARINA CARTAGE INC - MAT LEASING INC - MARINA WASTE TRANSFER INC · Chicago, IL · MC 159951
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Sep 30, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
1 note
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
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Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 207232 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | MARINA CARTAGE INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | MARINA CARTAGE INC - MAT LEASING INC - MARINA WASTE TRANSFER INC |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 159951 |
| Reported physical address | 4450 S MORGAN STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60609, US |
| Reported business phone | (773) 254-3644 |
| Reported power units | 56 |
| Reported drivers | 51 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Michael Tadin |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Feb 04, 2000 |
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-08-28 through 2026-08-27.
| Inspections | 56 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 1.8% (1 of 56) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 18.2% (2 of 11) |
| Violations | 33 across 21 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 5 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 5 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922LVLane Restriction violation53922SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation43922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other43922LCImproper lane change33922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit3
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Chicago record
MARINA CARTAGE INC reports 56 power units. The Chicago, Illinois directory contains 20,576 census records, of which 14,096 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
MARINA CARTAGE INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 4 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Intermodal containers
- Garbage and refuse
- Other: GARBAGE
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6,480 | 31.5% |
| 1 | 9,242 | 44.9% |
| 2–5 | 3,391 | 16.5% |
| 6–20 | 1,023 | 5.0% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 357 | 1.7% |
| Over 100 | 83 | 0.4% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Dec 21, 1981
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 18, 2025
- Census source publication
- Sep 30, 2026 10:52 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
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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
Authority filings
| Docket | Reported authority type | Reported status | BIPD required | BIPD on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC159951 | Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) | Active | $750,000 | $1,000,000 |
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC159951 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | May 01, 2019 | BMC-91X | BAP 1100494 |
| MC159951 | LIBERTY MUTUAL | $5,000 | May 01, 2009 | BMC-34 | CBP9716727 |
Sources and check dates
Checked Oct 01, 2026 16:21 UTC.
- Authority filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:54 UTC.
- Insurance filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC.
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Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against MARINA CARTAGE INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- ReinstatedMC159951 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
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Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 207232. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
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