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KLM TRANS INC

DOT# 2387697 MC# 820560 Bedford Park, IL Authorized For-Hire
(708) 843-8299 safety.klmtrans@gmail.com 6363 W 73 Rd St, Bedford Park IL 60638
2 tractors · all leased 2 drivers
BASIC Alerts: Substances
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
13 yrs history · 76 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2
Drivers · CDL
2 · 2
Annual miles
9.2M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 2 0 2
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
03-15-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-20-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
IHOR KOTSYULYM

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears implausibly high for fleet size. 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).

Not enough record to grade yet.

76 inspections and 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.7× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

80% likely range 0.52×–1.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.2 vs 2.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.2
Similar fleets
2.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (2 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 3.82×, violations 2.91× and out-of-service orders 1.73× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +32%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • FMCSA BASIC alert
    Over FMCSA's intervention threshold in drugs & alcohol.
    Ask: any FMCSA warning letters and the corrective-action plan.
  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    10 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 31 of 143 violations (22%). Brake or light defects led to 13 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    42.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (15 of 35). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.73× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    11.8% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (9 of 76). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.73× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • High speeding: 7
  • 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.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
76
37% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.9%
15 of 35
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
11.8%
9 of 76
National avg 6.7%
Violations
143
35 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 4 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 15 inspections, 5 out of service 15 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 4 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 1.250 0.039
Inspections 27.50 1.41
Violations 35.75 1.44
Critical violations 8.00 0.26

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

What they get cited for

143 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    88 · 25 OOS
    Brakes 31 · Lights 24 · Tires 16 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 13 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    32 · 8 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 18 · False log 8 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    20 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 10 · Speeding 7 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    English proficiency 1 · Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol FMCSA 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
  • Apr
    29
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    14
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    21
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Dec
    5
    2024
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
on record since Mar 24, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2013
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Feb 2026); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Mar 24, 2026, replaced the same day); 4 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 25, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Ohio 38
  • Pennsylvania 10
  • Indiana 8
  • Wisconsin 5
  • Kentucky 4
  • Illinois (HQ) 3
  • Maryland 3
  • California 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 76 inspections were in Illinois.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2387697