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USDOT 2279731 · FAMOUS TRUCKING LLC

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FAMOUS TRUCKING LLC

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USDOT 2279731 MC 780233 Akron, OH Authorized For-Hire / Private Property

268 power units 196 drivers mileage unreliable

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FRED Score 90.0 / 100

Moderate confidence

14 yrs history · 185 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

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 268
Drivers · CDL: 196 · 34
Annual miles: 5.4M unreliable

Type	Own	Term	Total
Trucks	176	68	244
Tractors	24	0	24
Trailers	82	0	82

Registration

Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Registered: Mar 5, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Jul 8, 2025
Officers: LAURA J ADAMS · MARC BLAUSHILD
Phone: (330) 762-9621
Email: ladams@famoustrucking.com
Address: 2620 Ridgewood Rd, Akron OH 44313

Cargo

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Household GoodsGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsConstruction

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Crashes

1 fatal (1 death) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all

Inspections

185

75% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

10.1%

12 of 119 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

0.5%

1 of 185 driver inspections

Violations

13 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 2 inspections.

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Violations

74 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

64 · 12 out-of-service

Brakes 26 · Lights 22 · Steering & suspension 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 7 more
Unsafe driving No alert

6 · 0 out-of-service

Reckless / lane 5 · Other 1
Driver fitness No alert

4 · 1 out-of-service

Medical certificate 3 · No valid CDL 1
Hours of service No alert

0
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

Feb

12

2026

Feb 12, 2026 · Ohio
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Sep

8

2025

Sep 8, 2025 · Pennsylvania
Property damage only
Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Aug

13

2025

Aug 13, 2025 · Pennsylvania
Property damage only
Daylight.
May

12

2025

May 12, 2025 · Ohio
Property damage only
Wet road, daylight, rain.
Feb

20

2025

Feb 20, 2025 · Pennsylvania
Fatal · 1 death
Wet road, daylight.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

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On FMCSA's filing record

Liability (BIPD): $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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

One liability insurer throughout
No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

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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

Pennsylvania 61
Maryland 46
New York 19
Ohio (HQ) 16
Delaware 9
Florida 9
North Carolina 7
New Jersey 7

Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 185 inspections were in Ohio.

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	37	2.00	No alert
Unsafe driving	6	0.16	No alert
Driver fitness	4	0.02	No alert
Hours of service	0	0.00	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

185 driver inspections · 119 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.