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USDOT 2317388 · RFS GROUP INC
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RFS GROUP INC

USDOT 2317388 MC 791311 West Chicago, IL Authorized For-Hire
124 power units 128 drivers 12M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.5 / 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
14 yrs history · 310 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
124 all leased
Drivers · CDL
128 · 128
Annual miles
12M ~97k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors01240124
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jun 19, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Sep 25, 2025
Officers
IAROSLAV GUTSALO · BOHDAN ZANEVYCH
Phone
(773) 940-1159
Email
safety@rfs-group.com
Address
1450 W North Ave, West Chicago IL 60185

Cargo

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General Freight

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
310
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
11 of 143 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
4 of 310 driver inspections
Violations
135
15 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 45 inspections, 4 out of service 45 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 37 inspections, 1 out of service 37 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 46 inspections, 0 out of service 46 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 40 inspections, 4 out of service 40 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 50 inspections, 1 out of service 50 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 41 inspections, 2 out of service 41 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 23 inspections, 3 out of service 23 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

135 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    75 · 10 out-of-service
    Brakes 36 · Lights 19 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 4 · Other parts 8
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    38 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 21 · Reckless / lane 11 · Phone use 2 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 11 · False log 2 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 4 out-of-service
    English proficiency 3 · No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
  • 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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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Jul 29, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    22
    2026
    Apr 22, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    14
    2026
    Jan 14, 2026 · Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    7
    2025
    Dec 7, 2025 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    23
    2025
    Oct 23, 2025 · Rhode Island
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    23
    2025
    Sep 23, 2025 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    28
    2025
    Jul 28, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    25
    2025
    Apr 25, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.

1 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Protective Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2013
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, 3 changes: Great West Casualty Co → Protective Insurance Company (Jul 2026); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Jun 2025); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 4, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 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
  • New York 72
  • Illinois (HQ) 23
  • Indiana 22
  • South Dakota 19
  • Ohio 17
  • North Carolina 16
  • Maryland 14
  • Missouri 13

Runs well beyond its home state: 23 of 310 inspections were in Illinois.

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