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RAFA TRANS INC

DOT# 2293586 MC# 829234 Darien, IL Authorized For-Hire
(630) 225-8231 rafatransinc@gmail.com 805 Plainfield Rd Ste 217b, Darien IL 60561
180 tractors · all leased 90 drivers 6.1M mi/yr · ~34k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 62.4 / 100
High confidence
14 yrs history · 162 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
180
Drivers · CDL
90 · 90
Annual miles
6.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 90 0 90
Trailers 0 90 0 90

Registration

Registered
04-10-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-29-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
PAVLE BIKOV

Cargo

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General Freight
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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 truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
10
1 fatality · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
162
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
46.3%
38 of 82
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
3 of 162
Violations
169
50 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 18 inspections, 3 out of service 18 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 20 inspections, 4 out of service 20 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 26 inspections, 7 out of service 26 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 26 inspections, 10 out of service 26 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 22 inspections, 4 out of service 22 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 5 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 18 inspections, 6 out of service 18 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
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What they get cited for

169 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    110 · 47 OOS
    Tires 28 · Brakes 25 · Lights 24 · Cargo securement 15 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 14 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    33 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 12 · Reckless / lane 10 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    22 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · False log 8 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 3 OOS
    No valid CDL 4
  • 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
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Missouri
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted.
  • Mar
    2
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    14
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Nov
    9
    2025
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    9
    2025
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    11
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    1
    2025
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight.
  • Feb
    7
    2025
    North Carolina
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Company
on record since Jul 11, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2013
1 other liability filing also on file
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
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 11, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas 16
  • Indiana 11
  • Kentucky 11
  • Georgia 9
  • Tennessee 9
  • Louisiana 8
  • South Carolina 8
  • Alabama 7

Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 162 inspections were in Illinois.

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