JAKOBS BROS FARMS INC

DOT# 226319 DUNS# 54158555 Sterling, IL Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(815) 336-2441 dsjakobs@gmail.com 21950 Ridge Rd, Sterling IL 61081
5 power units · all owned 5 drivers
Satisfactory Provisional: the record behind this grade is thin (1 inspection and 0 crashes in the scoring window), 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 64.2 / 100
Prior-only confidence
44 yrs history · 1 roadside inspection

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
80k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Organization
PARTNERSHIP
FMCSA Rating
Unsatisfactory (03-01-1994)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 32 yr ago)
Registered
12-06-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-06-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DAVID JAKOBS

Cargo

66.4
medium risk
Livestock Grain/Feed/Hay
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock

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

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 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 0.89×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.

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.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 1 inspection in 24 months for 5 power units, where interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Illinois average about 6; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Sep 2025).
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Unusual inspection rate
    Inspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
  • 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.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2026 – Feb 2026 · grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Illinois (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 39% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
vs 57,512 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 0.20 1.58
Violations 0.10 1.56
Critical violations 0.00 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1 violation · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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) 1