ADRIATIC EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 2597980 MC# 912157 Des Plaines, IL Authorized For-Hire
(385) 401-0040 safety@adriaticexp.com 2720 S River Rd Ste 218, Des Plaines IL 60018-4111
15 tractors 15 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~80k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
11 yrs history · 39 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 12 0 15
Trailers 0 15 0 15

Registration

Registered
04-09-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-20-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RADE JANKOVIC

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.5× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.75×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.70× and out-of-service orders 0.80× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.6% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
39
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.3%
5 of 19
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
1 of 39
National avg 6.7%
Violations
29
6 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Illinois (about 23 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 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.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 2.30 1.23
Violations 0.97 0.97
Critical violations 0.17 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

29 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    18 · 5 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Lights 4 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Incline Casualty Company
on record since Jan 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2015
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → Incline Casualty Company (Jan 2026); SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Jan 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jan 2, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 1, 2015)

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
  • Illinois (HQ) 3
  • Kentucky 3
  • Missouri 3
  • New York 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • Louisiana 2
  • Michigan 2
  • Ohio 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 39 inspections were in Illinois.