PACELLA TRUCKING EXPRESS INC
(773) 475-0394
ekyriakides@pacellatrucking.com
2558 S Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60608
203
tractors
225 drivers
7.4M mi/yr · ~37k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 32.5 / 100
High confidence
45 yrs history · 219 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 203
- Drivers · CDL
- 225 · 214
- Annual miles
- 7.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 13 | 190 | 0 | 203 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-23-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 12-21-1981 (45 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-05-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ANTHONY PACELLA
- Officer
- WILLIAM PACELLA
Cargo
59.6
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
US Mail
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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.
Expected crash rate is about 1.5× that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 1.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
8.7 vs 5.8 for similar fleets
Likely 4–14 crashes
This motor carrier
8.7
Similar fleets
5.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~22%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 17 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8.5 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.8 a year. The grade counts 26 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.41× and violations 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 19 of 46 violations (41%). Light or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate52.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 17), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.06× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 89% of inspections found no violations.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
219
89% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
52.9%
9 of 17
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
2 of 219
National avg 6.7%
Violations
46
12 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 22 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.81 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.11 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
46 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert31 · 11 OOSLights 19 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 1 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 OOSSpeeding 5 · Reckless / lane 4 · Phone use 1
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 OOSFalse log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul82026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul32026IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May272026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr242026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar132026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb102026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan112026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov212025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep242025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
9 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 17 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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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.on record since Feb 16, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1994
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY → WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (Oct 2023)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 1, 2023, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 25, 2023)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 9 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 9 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Feb 16, 2024WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2023WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 16, 2024 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 25, 2023opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 11, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 11, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2022NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 6, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect49 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 10, 2022 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2020GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2015GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 23, 2015opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2012 · superseded by the same policy60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 8, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 17, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2005HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2021 · superseded by the same policy192 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2003LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 29, 2007 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2002SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 4, 2003 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 8, 2002REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2001LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2000LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2001 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Aug 18, 2001 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2000FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2000cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 30, 1998UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2005 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 16, 2006 came after the replacement; 82 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Illinois (HQ) 204
- Indiana 9
- Wisconsin 6
Mostly inspected in its home state (93%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (203 power units: 203 filed, 131 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.8
Actual, per year in window
8.7
Projected, next 12 mo
8.7
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5
10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 203 power units this active to have about 5.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 26 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 8.7 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 8.7 over the next 12 — about 1.5× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 22% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
194 inspections
and 26 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 197 inspections and 17 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 22 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.81
Marginal — 1.51x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.028 crashes per power-unit-year for a 203-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.41x, out-of-service 1.06x, all violations 0.66x; 194 inspections). Experience 1.71x: 14.8 decayed crashes against 7.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.81, a 1.88). 80% range 1.02–2.03x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
2.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
203 power units · 5.78 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
194 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.71×
14.8 decayed crashes vs 7.9 expected · credibility 0.81
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.51× (80% range 1.02–2.03×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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
219
Driver Insp
219
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
17
Vehicle OOS
9
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 10 | 0.40 | |
| HOS Compliance | 4 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 14 | 8.57 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.