ELMA TRANSPORT INC
26 power units
26 drivers
4.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 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.
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 42 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
- 26
- Drivers · CDL
- 26 · 26
- Annual miles
- 4.1M ~158k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Trailers | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jan 10, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 10, 2025
- Officers
- GETA BALAN · RAZVAN RADUCAN
- Phone
- (847) 378-8627
- dispatch@elmatransport.com
- Address
- 1474 Elmhurst Road, Elk Grove Village IL 60007
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionWater WellGarbage/Refuse
“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 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
42
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.4%
5 of 17 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
3 of 42 driver inspections
Violations
39
9 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 1 inspection.
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
39 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert27 · 7 out-of-serviceBrakes 14 · Lights 5 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 4
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert3 · 1 out-of-serviceNo log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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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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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug162026Aug 16, 2026 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026Feb 20, 2026 · FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026Jan 16, 2026 · TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb262025Feb 26, 2025 · New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan222025Jan 22, 2025 · FloridaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov112024Nov 11, 2024 · PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
3 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Oct 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2016
- 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: MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Oct 2026); INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc (Oct 2025)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Aug 6, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 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
- Georgia 3
- Illinois (HQ) 3
- Kentucky 3
- North Carolina 3
- Pennsylvania 3
- South Carolina 3
- Tennessee 3
- Florida 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 42 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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 | 10 | 4.51 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 8 | 2.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 3 | 0.22 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.13 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
42 driver inspections · 17 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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