ASTEL LLC
49 power units
39 drivers
2.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 62.2 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
17 yrs history · 132 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 49 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 39 · 39
- Annual miles
- 2.8M ~56k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Trailers | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jun 16, 2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 23, 2026
- DUNS
- 119238682
- Officer
- ALEKSANDR TABACHKOV
- Phone
- (765) 222-3002
- safety@astelcorp.com
- Address
- 3000 Kent Ave Suite 2702, West Lafayette IN 47906
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
3
1 fatal (1 death) · 1 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
132
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.3%
15 of 57 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
4 of 132 driver inspections
Violations
76
23 out-of-service violations
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 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
76 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert44 · 20 out-of-serviceLights 15 · Tires 13 · Brakes 8 · Steering & suspension 5 · Cargo securement 1 · 2 more
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 5 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert13 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2 · English proficiency 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Dec272025Dec 27, 2025 · MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec272025Dec 27, 2025 · MissouriFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct292024Oct 29, 2024 · North DakotaProperty damage onlyDaylight. Citation issued.
News reports linked to these crashes
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1 of the 3 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.on record since Feb 17, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2009
- 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: OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2026); UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 17, 2026, replaced the same day)
- 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
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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Illinois 16
- Utah 14
- Iowa 9
- Nebraska 8
- Colorado 7
- New Mexico 7
- Texas 7
- Arizona 5
Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 132 inspections were in Indiana.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 27 | 4.72 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 14 | 4.71 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 10 | 0.24 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.26 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
132 driver inspections · 57 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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