ROTRANS LINES INC
15 power units
16 drivers
2.9M mi/yr
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FRED Score 38.8 / 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 · 80 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 15 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 16 · 15
- Annual miles
- 2.9M ~193k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- Registered
- May 10, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 2, 2026
- Officers
- CRISTINA RADU · FLORIN OLAH
- Phone
- (224) 612-5976
- safety@rotransinc.com
- Address
- 2009 Plainfield Dr, Des Plaines IL 60018
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsConstructionGarbage/Refuse
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
80
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
43.8%
21 of 48 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
7.5%
6 of 80 driver inspections
Violations
106
38 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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
106 on the FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert69 · 31 out-of-serviceBrakes 27 · Lights 17 · Tires 10 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 2 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert20 · 6 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 7 · Reckless / lane 6 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert1 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May192026May 19, 2026 · IndianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Apr102026Apr 10, 2026 · TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr42026Apr 4, 2026 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov212025Nov 21, 2025 · IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
2 of the 4 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 · Trisura Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Jun 29, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2025
- 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: National Specialty Insurance Company → Trisura Specialty Insurance Company (Jun 2026); HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (Jul 2024)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jul 8, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 204 days without a liability filing (Jul 22, 2024 – Feb 11, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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
- Arizona 16
- New Mexico 16
- California 12
- Indiana 8
- Kentucky 6
- Missouri 5
- Texas 5
- Illinois (HQ) 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 80 inspections were in Illinois.
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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 | 31 | 6.52 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 13 | 1.31 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 15 | 2.46 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.05 | No alert |
80 driver inspections · 48 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Jan 2025 – Aug 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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