MAX CARRIERS INC
150 power units
160 drivers
14M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 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.
High confidence
15 yrs history · 589 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
- 150 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 160 · 160
- Annual miles
- 14M ~93k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Trailers | 170 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Aug 19, 2011 (15 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 15, 2026
- Officer
- MAKSYM KHORYEV
- Phone
- (708) 483-4888
- dispatch@maxcarriers.us
- Address
- 5200 W Lawndale Ave, Summit IL 60501
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
589
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.2%
42 of 260 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
10 of 588 driver inspections
Violations
206
51 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 6 inspections.
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
206 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert89 · 43 out-of-serviceBrakes 27 · Tires 27 · Lights 15 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Steering & suspension 3 · 10 more
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Hours of service No alert68 · 2 out-of-serviceFalse log 34 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 22 · Over hours limit 9 · No log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert40 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 17 · Reckless / lane 16 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
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Driver fitness No alert9 · 6 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 6 · English proficiency 3
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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-
Mar202026Mar 20, 2026 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar12026Mar 1, 2026 · OklahomaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan302026Jan 30, 2026 · OhioProperty damage onlyDawn, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172026Jan 17, 2026 · ColoradoProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec72025Dec 7, 2025 · WisconsinProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug312025Aug 31, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug142025Aug 14, 2025 · CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan122025Jan 12, 2025 · NevadaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
2 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 9, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2012
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025); NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 9, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- California 113
- New Mexico 48
- South Dakota 46
- Utah 44
- Colorado 35
- Montana 28
- Washington 28
- Wyoming 21
Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 589 inspections were in Illinois.
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The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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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 | 71 | 2.21 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 53 | 0.63 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 36 | 2.81 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 9 | 0.10 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
588 driver inspections · 260 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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