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USDOT 2418668 · F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC
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F & W TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 2418668 MC 845785 Gary, IN Authorized For-Hire
89 power units 89 drivers 6.7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 24.0 / 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
13 yrs history · 71 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
89 all leased
Drivers · CDL
89 · 89
Annual miles
6.7M ~76k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors089089
Trailers485089

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jul 1, 2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 8, 2026
Officers
FRANCISCO PEREZ · CARLOS PEREZ
Phone
(219) 488-6750
Email
carlos@fandwtransportation.net
Address
8220 Melton Rd, Gary IN 46403

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
14
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 7 people hurt in all
Inspections
71
28% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.5%
12 of 32 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
9.9%
7 of 71 driver inspections
Violations
115
21 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 3 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 6 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 4 out of service 7 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

115 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    55 · 15 out-of-service
    Brakes 19 · Lights 19 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 1 · Other parts 11
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    33 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 17 · Reckless / lane 13 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    25 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 15 · False log 4 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Apr
    27
    2026
    Apr 27, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain.
  • Apr
    3
    2026
    Apr 3, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Feb 6, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    6
    2025
    Oct 6, 2025 · Illinois
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    3
    2025
    Oct 3, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    26
    2025
    Aug 26, 2025 · Indiana
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jul
    29
    2025
    Jul 29, 2025 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    13
    2025
    Jun 13, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

6 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Company
on record since Jan 20, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Indiana (HQ) 49
  • Ohio 9
  • Kentucky 7
  • Illinois 4
  • Michigan 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

69% of inspections were in its home state.

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