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POLAR INDUSTRIAL LUBRICANTS LLC

DOT# 2476949 MC# 1107117 DUNS# 24492105 Elkhart, IN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(574) 389-8811 arichards@polarcompanies.com 25717 Miner Rd, Elkhart IN 46514
16 power units · all owned 10 drivers 613k mi/yr · ~38k per unit
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HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Low confidence
12 yrs history · 29 roadside inspections
Capped at Marginal
Current FMCSA Conditional rating (08-10-2024)

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
613k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 5 0 0 5
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 19 0 0 19

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Within 100 miles), Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (08-10-2024)
Registered
02-19-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-22-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ROBERT CRAWFORD

Cargo

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Liquids/Gases Other: LUBRICANTS
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
29
41% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
4 of 24
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 29
Violations
30
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

30 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    14 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 2 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    3 · 1 OOS
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
  • Jan
    14
    2026
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2024
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - lighted, snow. Citation issued.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE, ended Aug 17, 2024 (replaced by another filing).
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
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Aug 17, 2024 (635 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 8
  • Michigan 7
  • Indiana (HQ) 5
  • Ohio 5
  • Florida 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Maryland 1
  • Tennessee 1

17% of inspections were in its home state.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2476949