GB CARGO INC

DOT# 2407685 MC# 828426 Merrillville, IN Authorized For-Hire
(224) 223-3004 gbcargoinc@gmail.com 8396 Mississippi St Suite C Office E, Merrillville IN 46410-6286
35 tractors 35 drivers 2.9M mi/yr · ~84k per unit
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 74 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
35
Drivers · CDL
35 · 35
Annual miles
2.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 22 13 0 35
Trailers 22 13 0 35

Registration

Registered
05-21-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-04-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
GHEORGHI BALIUC

Cargo

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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
74
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.9%
7 of 37
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
1 of 74
Violations
36
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 3 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

36 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    17 · 8 OOS
    Tires 5 · Brakes 4 · Lights 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 10 · Reckless / lane 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Oct
    11
    2025
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    2
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    25
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Protective Insurance Company
on record since May 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → Protective Insurance Company (May 2026)
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last May 14, 2025, replaced 365 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 365 days without a liability filing (May 14, 2025 – May 14, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Missouri 13
  • Ohio 7
  • Tennessee 6
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • Michigan 4
  • Montana 4
  • New Mexico 4
  • Illinois 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 74 inspections were in Indiana.

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