Transportation & Warehousing · La Grange, IL

MBT Transport

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $51,492 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$51,492
Back wages owed

MBT Transport in La Grange, IL has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 19/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $51K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($51K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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MBT Transport in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, MBT Transport ranks #581 among 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers with WHD recoveries ($51,492). MBT Transport carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #581 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($51,492).

How MBT Transport Compares

MBT Transport in La Grange, IL has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, McRae's US Mail Service, Inc in Milwaukee, WI has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against MBT Transport to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$51,492
Employees Affected
17
WHD Violations
18
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$3,029
Avg Back Wages per CaseAbove average
$51,492

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that MBT Transport owed $51,492 in back wages to 17 employees across 1 case and 18 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing

How MBT Transport compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric MBT Transport Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use MBT Transport's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare MBT Transport against U. S. Postal Service (Usps), a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether MBT Transport's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
  • MBT Transport also carries $51,492 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has MBT Transport been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against MBT Transport, resulting in $51,492 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does MBT Transport operate in?
MBT Transport operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 484121). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if MBT Transport owes me wages?
If you believe MBT Transport owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $51,492 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does MBT Transport's safety record compare to industry average?
MBT Transport's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, McRae's US Mail Service, Inc in Milwaukee, WI is a similar transportation & warehousing employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.