WHEELING TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
65 power units
65 drivers
5.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 45.0 / 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
42 yrs history · 169 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
- 65 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 65 · 65
- Annual miles
- 5.3M ~82k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 |
| Trailers | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 24, 2002)24 yrs old
- Registered
- Jan 5, 1984 (42 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 22, 2025 (Address Change)
- Officer
- KURT R. KASSULAT
- Phone
- (847) 934-9299
- dispatch@wheelingtrans.com
- Address
- 2120 Rand Road, Palatine IL 60074
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightOther: AUTO PARTSChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
10
1 fatal (1 death) · 3 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
169
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.7%
11 of 62 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
5 of 169 driver inspections
Violations
108
19 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 3 inspections.
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
108 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert46 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 23 · Reckless / lane 17 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert31 · 5 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 16 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 4 · False log 3
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Vehicle maintenance No alert29 · 12 out-of-serviceLights 9 · Brakes 6 · Tires 6 · Steering & suspension 4 · Cargo securement 2 · 2 more
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1 · No 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-
Jun232026Jun 23, 2026 · IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Jun122026Jun 12, 2026 · ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May52026May 5, 2026 · OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb62026Feb 6, 2026 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct82025Oct 8, 2025 · IndianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun262025Jun 26, 2025 · OhioInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar192025Mar 19, 2025 · OhioProperty damage onlyDawn, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb202025Feb 20, 2025 · ArizonaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov252024Nov 25, 2024 · New JerseyFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
2 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 10 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1992
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 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
- Illinois (HQ) 29
- Tennessee 27
- New Mexico 16
- Indiana 13
- Kentucky 11
- Georgia 10
- Florida 9
- Ohio 8
17% of inspections were in its home state.
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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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| Unsafe driving | 41 | 5.92 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 19 | 0.69 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 22 | 2.46 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.09 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
169 driver inspections · 62 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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