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VSN SHIPPING INC

DOT# 1997448 MC# 705610 Oak Park, IL Authorized For-Hire
(773) 877-3545 vsn.shipping@yahoo.com 1010 Lake Street Suite 200, Oak Park IL 60301
1 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 80k mi/yr · ~80k per unit
Poor Provisional: the record is still thin. A fleet of 2 power units would expect only about 0.2 crashes over the 36-month scoring window, and it had 5 inspections and 3 crashes in that time, so the grade leans mostly on what's typical for similar fleets and can move as more inspections and time on the road build up.
FRED Score 10.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
16 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
80k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (09-22-2023)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 3 yr ago)
Registered
02-19-2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-28-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SLAVISA VUKOICIC

Cargo

58.1
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages US Mail Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 2.25×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Critical. Its estimate (2.25× similar fleets) is in the Critical range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Critical line (2.11×), so the grade stays Poor.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 2.2× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.1 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.97× and violations 1.83× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +20%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Falsified logs
    3 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
17
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 39,348 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 1.000 0.046
Inspections 3.50 1.94
Violations 8.50 1.82
Critical violations 2.50 0.34

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

17 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    False log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Jan
    18
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    12
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.

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)
$750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 8, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2020
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: EVOLUM RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. → CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → EVOLUM RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (Oct 2025); KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY → CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2023)
  • 10 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Mar 8, 2026, replaced the same day); 7 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 10

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 6, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Florida 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Georgia 1
  • North Carolina 1
  • South Carolina 1
Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/1997448