HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC
115 power units
115 drivers
8.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 41.0 / 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 · 330 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
- 115 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 115 · 115
- Annual miles
- 8.5M ~74k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 115 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| Trailers | 115 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Aug 19, 2014 (12 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Dec 30, 2025
- Officer
- JAN LEJA
- Phone
- (847) 258-5105
- safety@highlandertrans.com
- Address
- 580 S Wolf Rd, Des Plaines IL 60016
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
16
1 fatal (2 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
330
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.9%
32 of 169 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
6 of 324 driver inspections
Violations
181
44 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 4 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
181 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert108 · 37 out-of-serviceBrakes 35 · Lights 27 · Tires 15 · Cargo securement 6 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert37 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 21 · Reckless / lane 9 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert30 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · False log 9 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 5 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 5 · 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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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun52026Jun 5, 2026 · WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan262026Jan 26, 2026 · IndianaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec312025Dec 31, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec222025Dec 22, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec222025Dec 22, 2025 · NevadaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov32025Nov 3, 2025 · ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun52025Jun 5, 2025 · IndianaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain.
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Feb62025Feb 6, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42025Feb 4, 2025 · CaliforniaFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
8 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 16 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 16 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Companyon record since May 8, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2014
- 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
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 8, 2024, replaced the same day)
- 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 74
- New Mexico 45
- Utah 34
- Illinois (HQ) 33
- Arizona 14
- Kansas 10
- South Dakota 10
- Nevada 9
10% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 | 66 | 3.08 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 35 | 3.22 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 24 | 0.44 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 6 | 0.14 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
324 driver inspections · 169 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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