Federal Safety Dossier
Ace Hardware Corporation
d/b/a A H C Trucking Co · Oak Brook, IL · USDOT 76209 · 679 power units · large fleet
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37
Crashes · 24 mo
1
Fatal · 24 mo
$2M
Insurance limit on file
Out-of-service inspection record
Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's trucks or drivers off the road for safety violations.
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 6.8% | NATL AVG: 14.4%
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 1.2% | NATL AVG: 6.0%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
Crashes: ~1 every 20 days
Fleet-wide averages don't decide individual cases. Liability turns on what this specific driver, dispatcher, and truck's logs show in the hours before your crash.
Liability Insurance Status
Liability insurance is the coverage carriers file with federal regulators (the federal category is called "BIPD" — Bodily Injury & Property Damage). The figure below is this carrier's filed limit — a compliance floor, not necessarily the full coverage available.
Filed Liability Limit
$2M
Primary Insurer
Ace American Insurance Company
ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 2 | SELF-INSURED: No
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USDOT 76209 · Ace Hardware Corporation
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-07-05
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Ace Hardware Corporation
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | MI | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Apr 17, 2026 | MA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 31, 2026 | MD | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 23, 2026 | IN | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 19, 2026 | AR | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 28, 2026 | NM | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 20, 2026 | WY | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 4, 2025 | CA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 6, 2025 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 4, 2025 | AZ | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 14, 2025 | CA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 14, 2025 | CA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 25, 2025 | CO | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 4, 2025 | GA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| Jun 6, 2025 | WY | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| May 29, 2025 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| May 15, 2025 | PA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 26, 2025 | CA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 25, 2025 | MA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 7, 2025 | MO | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 30, 2025 | MN | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 23, 2025 | MI | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 21, 2025 | AL | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 14, 2024 | MO | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 3, 2024 | OR | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 2, 2024 | MI | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 25, 2024 | CA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 13, 2024 | WY | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 1, 2024 | NM | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 26, 2024 | AL | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 20, 2024 | CA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 17, 2024 | OH | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 28, 2024 | GA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 27, 2024 | FL | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 14, 2024 | OR | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
Apr 27, 2026
- State
- MI
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Apr 17, 2026
- State
- MA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 31, 2026
- State
- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 23, 2026
- State
- IN
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 19, 2026
- State
- AR
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 28, 2026
- State
- NM
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 20, 2026
- State
- WY
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 4, 2025
- State
- CA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 6, 2025
- State
- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 4, 2025
- State
- AZ
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 14, 2025
- State
- CA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 14, 2025
- State
- CA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 25, 2025
- State
- CO
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 4, 2025
- State
- GA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Jun 6, 2025
- State
- WY
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
May 29, 2025
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
May 15, 2025
- State
- PA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 26, 2025
- State
- CA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 25, 2025
- State
- MA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 7, 2025
- State
- MO
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 30, 2025
- State
- MN
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 23, 2025
- State
- MI
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 21, 2025
- State
- AL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 14, 2024
- State
- MO
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 3, 2024
- State
- OR
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 2, 2024
- State
- MI
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 25, 2024
- State
- CA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 13, 2024
- State
- WY
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 1, 2024
- State
- NM
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 26, 2024
- State
- AL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 20, 2024
- State
- CA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 17, 2024
- State
- OH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 28, 2024
- State
- GA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 27, 2024
- State
- FL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 14, 2024
- State
- OR
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (github-actions-monthly) · Data snapshot Jun 16, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 468 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: unsafe driving. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 41 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 8 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 19.5% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.36) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-07-05 05:55:14 UTC