BSL EXPRESS TRUCKING INC
206 power units
239 drivers
21.8M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.0 / 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.
High confidence
13 yrs history · 678 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
- 206 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 239 · 239
- Annual miles
- 21.8M ~106k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 206 | 0 | 206 |
| Trailers | 0 | 230 | 0 | 230 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jun 10, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 11, 2025
- Officer
- OLGA BODNAR
- Phone
- (630) 405-2221
- info@bslexpresstrucking.com
- Address
- 4011 N Meade Ave Apt 3C, Chicago IL 60634
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceConstruction
“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
18
1 fatal (1 death) · 6 injury · 7 people hurt in all
Inspections
678
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.0%
45 of 321 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
23 of 677 driver inspections
Violations
284
75 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 2 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
284 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert145 · 50 out-of-serviceBrakes 46 · Tires 25 · Cargo securement 22 · Lights 21 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 23 more
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Unsafe driving No alert87 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 35 · Reckless / lane 29 · Phone use 7 · Seat belt 3 · Other 13
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Hours of service No alert44 · 18 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 24 · False log 12 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert8 · 7 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 5 · No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 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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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Mar172026Mar 17, 2026 · UtahProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar152026Mar 15, 2026 · IowaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan142026Jan 14, 2026 · KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec102025Dec 10, 2025 · New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32025Dec 3, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow. Citation issued.
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Nov252025Nov 25, 2025 · ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov242025Nov 24, 2025 · VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep112025Sep 11, 2025 · NebraskaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul242025Jul 24, 2025 · NebraskaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22024Dec 2, 2024 · ColoradoFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
10 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 18 crashes was fatal.
6 of the 18 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 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2024 · 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 Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → National Interstate Insurance Company (Jul 2024)
- 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
- California 125
- South Dakota 60
- Washington 60
- Montana 35
- New Mexico 32
- Colorado 31
- Oregon 28
- Utah 27
Runs well beyond its home state: 22 of 678 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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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 | 91 | 2.02 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 81 | 4.12 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 39 | 0.42 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 8 | 0.08 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
677 driver inspections · 321 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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