KAD GROUP LOGISTICS INC

USDOT 2527314 MC 877931 Palatine, IL Authorized For-Hire
35 power units 35 drivers 5.7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 75.0 / 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
12 yrs history · 95 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
35
Drivers · CDL
35 · 35
Annual miles
5.7M ~164k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors1520035
Trailers1520035

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jul 25, 2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 14, 2026
Officer
MAX PLUTA
Phone
(847) 496-4666
Email
dispatch@kadloginc.com, safety.kad@gmail.com
Address
631 N Hidden Prairie Ct, Palatine IL 60067

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightFresh Produce

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 2 tow-away
Inspections
95
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.0%
8 of 42 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
2 of 95 driver inspections
Violations
75
13 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 18 inspections, 0 out of service 18 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 2 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 3 inspections.
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Violations

75 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    50 · 11 out-of-service
    Brakes 16 · Lights 16 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Other parts 7
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    15 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 7 · Speeding 4 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 1 out-of-service
    False log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    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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5 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes 2 tow-away
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Jun 16, 2026 · Kentucky
    Tow-away
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    3
    2025
    Mar 3, 2025 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Company
on record since Feb 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2016
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
  • Ohio 12
  • New York 10
  • Illinois (HQ) 8
  • Missouri 7
  • Kentucky 6
  • Pennsylvania 6
  • North Carolina 5
  • Louisiana 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 95 inspections were in Illinois.

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