TRISTAR GLOBAL INC

DOT# 2447710 MC# 844762 Palatine, IL Authorized For-Hire
(630) 373-5681 tristarglobal@tri-starglobal.com 5124 Old Plum Grove Rd, Palatine IL 60067
25 tractors · all owned 20 drivers 3M mi/yr · ~120k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 38.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 39 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
20 · 20
Annual miles
3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 25 0 0 25
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Registered
10-21-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-18-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARTIN YOVKOV

Cargo

55.8
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.35×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.32× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.73×. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.6% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
39
49% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.0%
4 of 21
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
1 of 39
National avg 6.7%
Violations
39
5 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Illinois (about 42 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.060 0.029
Inspections 1.12 1.11
Violations 0.78 0.77
Critical violations 0.22 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

39 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    25 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Lights 7 · Tires 5 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 1 OOS
    False log 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 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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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
3 crashes
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    15
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    23
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Jan 22, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2018
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Jan 22, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 22, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 4
  • Indiana 3
  • Missouri 3
  • Ohio 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Florida 2
  • Maryland 2
  • New York 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 39 inspections were in Illinois.