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USDOT 2578164 · K1 TRANSFREIGHT INC
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K1 TRANSFREIGHT INC

USDOT 2578164 MC 902154 Wheeling, IL Authorized For-Hire
121 power units 121 drivers 9.2M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.9 / 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.
High confidence
11 yrs history · 225 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
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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
121
Drivers · CDL
121 · 121
Annual miles
9.2M ~76k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors48730121
Trailers38830121

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Feb 5, 2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 23, 2026
Officer
LIVIU TURCAN
Phone
(773) 236-8549
Email
k1safety1@gmail.com
Address
199 Shepard Ave 1A, Wheeling IL 60090

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral Freight

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all · 8 tow-away
Inspections
225
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
34 of 102 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.6%
8 of 225 driver inspections
Violations
197
51 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 27 inspections, 5 out of service 27 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 35 inspections, 7 out of service 35 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 31 inspections, 3 out of service 31 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 28 inspections, 3 out of service 28 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 26 inspections, 6 out of service 26 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 30 inspections, 8 out of service 30 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 26 inspections, 6 out of service 26 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

197 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    137 · 42 out-of-service
    Brakes 43 · Lights 37 · Tires 25 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 21 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    33 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 16 · Reckless / lane 13 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    22 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 5 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 5
  • 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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4 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
8 tow-away
  • Jun
    9
    2026
    Jun 9, 2026 · Nebraska
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    21
    2026
    Apr 21, 2026 · New Jersey
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    8
    2026
    Apr 8, 2026 · Idaho
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    11
    2026
    Jan 11, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Tow-away
    Snow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jun
    25
    2025
    Jun 25, 2025 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    9
    2025
    Mar 9, 2025 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    24
    2025
    Feb 24, 2025 · Connecticut
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    22
    2024
    Nov 22, 2024 · Georgia
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

1 more on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 22, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2016
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY → FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jul 22, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 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
  • Utah 18
  • South Dakota 17
  • Wyoming 12
  • Iowa 11
  • Montana 11
  • Nebraska 11
  • Tennessee 10
  • Texas 10

Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 225 inspections were in Illinois.

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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/2578164