MARINA CARTAGE INC

DBA: MARINA CARTAGE INC - MAT LEASING INC - MARINA WASTE TRANSFER INC

DOT# 207232 MC# 159951 DUNS# 254218173 Chicago, IL Authorized For-Hire
(773) 254-3644 safety@marinacartage.com 4450 S Morgan Street, Chicago IL 60609
56 power units · all owned 51 drivers 4.3M mi/yr · ~77k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 39.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
45 yrs history · 56 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
56
Drivers · CDL
51 · 51
Annual miles
4.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 55 0 0 55
Trailers 190 0 2500 2690

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-04-2000) · 26 yr old
Registered
12-21-1981 (45 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-18-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL TADIN

Cargo

55.6
medium risk
Intermodal Containers General Freight Other: GARBAGE Garbage/Refuse
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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 1.32×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.7 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.7
Similar fleets
2.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year); similar fleets have about 2 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026).
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Strengths
  • 5 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.6% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
56
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.2%
2 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.6%
2 of 56
National avg 6.7%
Violations
33
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.054 0.025
Inspections 0.68 0.91
Violations 0.29 0.53
Critical violations 0.04 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

33 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    21 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 16 · Speeding 4 · Seat belt 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 2 OOS
    Lights 7 · Cargo securement 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service 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
5 crashes
  • Jun
    23
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    14
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    8
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    10
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    11
    2024
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since May 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2013
Cargo filing
on file · LIBERTY MUTUAL since May 1, 2009
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 18, 2008)

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
  • Illinois (HQ) 42
  • Indiana 13
  • Wisconsin 1

75% of inspections were in its home state.