WHALEN TRUCKING INC
(217) 435-2231
rob.thomas@whalentrucking.com
301 E Prairie St, Waverly IL 62692
65
tractors
40 drivers
3.9M mi/yr · ~60k per unit
Save to your Fleet
Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 95 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
Checking FMCSA…
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 65
- Drivers · CDL
- 40 · 40
- Annual miles
- 3.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 45 | 20 | 0 | 65 |
| Trailers | 107 | 5 | 0 | 112 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-24-2000) · 26 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-01-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- RICHARD E WHALEN JR
- Officer
- RICHARD E WHALEN III
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
Log in
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: UNSPECIFIED
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Coal/Coke
Chemicals
FRED analysis · free account
See what’s behind this grade
Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.
- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
- Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
- How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
95
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
6 of 26
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
2 of 95
Violations
62
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
Log in
What they get cited for
62 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert27 · 6 OOSBrakes 10 · Lights 4 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
-
Unsafe driving No alert23 · 0 OOSSpeeding 13 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 2 · Other 2
-
Hours of service No alert10 · 1 OOSOver hours limit 5 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 1
-
Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
-
Drugs & alcohol No alert0
-
Hazmat1 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months
3 crashes
-
Jan272026MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
-
Jan62026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Jul302025MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
- Liability (BIPD)
-
primary $2,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · Hartford Fire Insurance Companyon record since Mar 1, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1993
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Feb 1, 2015
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · IMT INSURANCE COMPANY since Feb 5, 2009
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
Log in
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
Loading map data…
Inspections by state
- Illinois (HQ) 36
- Iowa 10
- Missouri 7
- Indiana 6
- Michigan 4
- Arkansas 3
- Maryland 3
- Minnesota 3
38% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
Log in
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
95
Driver Insp
95
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
26
Vehicle OOS
6
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 20 | 3.03 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.31 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.05 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 11 | 6.04 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-26 – 30-SEP-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.