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Penny Trust Transportation

As of Oct 21, 2026, Penny Trust Transportation in Chicago, Illinois has broker authority status “Active”, in force since Jun 25, 2026, with 0 suspensions or revocations on record.

523 W 111th St, Chicago, Illinois 60628 (872) 367-8589

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

Penny Trust Transportation (MC75642098, USDOT 8764344) is a freight broker of property based in Chicago, Illinois. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: authority granted on June 25, 2026. The current authority has been in force since June 25, 2026. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with Amherst National Insurance Company, effective June 2026, filed with FMCSA on September 22, 2026.

Key facts

Authority status Active Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority age 3–12 months Time since FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority, whatever its status now; a suspension, revocation or reinstatement does not reset it. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker bond ($75,000) Bond or trust fund on file Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85) on file with FMCSA. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Surety or trust provider Amherst National Insurance Company source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 0 FMCSA revocation and suspension actions on the broker authority: involuntary (bond, insurance or process-agent lapses) and voluntary, legacy and Motus history combined and counted once per date. Notices and discontinued proceedings are excluded; a count alone does not establish a coverage gap. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also a motor carrier No Yes means the same docket also holds active motor carrier of property authority. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number 8764344 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
BOC-3 process agents Fmca Filings LLC source
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Authority granted source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Jun 25, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Jun 25, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Jun 25, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date Jun 16, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Sep 22, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

  1. Oct 21, 2026: Prior bond history recorded

    Amherst National Insurance Company; describes the previous policy, not its replacement or a proven coverage gap

    Official source
  2. Oct 21, 2026: Process-agent record first observed · first observed by this site; source date unavailable

    Fmca Filings LLC; 8450 NW Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64154; government filing date not supplied

    Official source
  3. Sep 22, 2026: Bond filing recorded

    Amherst National Insurance Company; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  4. Sep 21, 2026: Suspension/revocation notice

    Notice only; not confirmation that suspension took effect. Scheduled effective date: 2026-10-21.

    Official source
  5. Jun 25, 2026: Authority granted Official source
  6. Jun 14, 2026: Application filed Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedUnknown (the source gives no update date for this record or its dataset)
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 10:47 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveNot given by the source (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Chicago, Illinois

232 freight brokers in the dataset are in Chicago, Illinois; 20 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in Chicago, Illinois

Authority status (all 232 here): Revoked 1 (<1%) · Active 216 (93%) · Application pending 11 (5%) · Application withdrawn 4 (2%)

Recent change (all 232 here): New authority (last 14 days) 2 (<1%) · Application filed (last 14 days) 1 (<1%) · None on record 229 (99%)

Authority age (all 232 in this group): 3–10 years (89) · 10+ years (65) · 1–3 years (30) · 3–12 months (25) · Under 30 days (5) · 1–3 months (4) · None on record (14)

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