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MSD EXPRESS INC

DOT# 1484596 MC# 619946 Elgin, IL Authorized For-Hire
(630) 828-5858 mike@msdexp.com 980 Lambert Lane, Elgin IL 60120
85 power units 84 drivers 5M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
20 yrs history · 177 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
85
Drivers · CDL
84 · 84
Annual miles
5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 77 7 0 84
Trailers 90 0 0 90

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-06-2015) · 11 yr old
Registered
04-06-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-07-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MACIEJ SPIECHOW

Cargo

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Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages US Mail Paper Products Construction Chemicals
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
5
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
177
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.3%
8 of 71
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
1 of 177
Violations
86
11 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 16 inspections, 2 out of service 16 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 23 inspections, 1 out of service 23 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 22 inspections, 2 out of service 22 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 19 inspections, 2 out of service 19 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 24 inspections, 1 out of service 24 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 28 inspections, 0 out of service 28 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

86 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    42 · 9 OOS
    Brakes 18 · Lights 10 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 5 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    23 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 7 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    19 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 10 · Speeding 7 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    13
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Nov
    20
    2025
    Illinois
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    16
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    16
    2025
    Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Oct
    2
    2024
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., ended Dec 4, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Nov 2025); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024); HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. → FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2023)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Dec 4, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Dec 4, 2025 (161 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Illinois (HQ) 17
  • Montana 15
  • South Dakota 15
  • Colorado 11
  • Indiana 9
  • Missouri 9
  • North Carolina 9
  • Tennessee 9

Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 177 inspections were in Illinois.

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