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USDOT 2728272 · MLC CARRIER INC
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MLC CARRIER INC

USDOT 2728272 MC 924454 Mount Prospect, IL Authorized For-Hire
186 power units 216 drivers 11.4M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 40.0 / 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.
High confidence
11 yrs history · 550 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
186
Drivers · CDL
216 · 216
Annual miles
11.4M ~61k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors131550186
Trailers101550156

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jun 30, 2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 29, 2025
Officer
CRISTIAN MALEC
Phone
(847) 376-8622
Email
safetydep@mlccarrier.com
Address
479 E Business Center Dr Suite#112, Mount Prospect IL 60056

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstructionCoal/CokeGarbage/Refuse

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
Crashes
25
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 9 injury · 11 people hurt in all
Inspections
550
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.1%
78 of 236 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.3%
7 of 550 driver inspections
Violations
476
111 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 117 inspections, 14 out of service 117 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 110 inspections, 14 out of service 110 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 139 inspections, 20 out of service 139 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 137 inspections, 25 out of service 137 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 34 inspections, 8 out of service 34 Q4 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 13 inspections.
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Violations

476 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    321 · 104 out-of-service
    Brakes 133 · Tires 70 · Lights 62 · Wheels & hubs 12 · Cargo securement 8 · 36 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    107 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 38 · Reckless / lane 37 · Phone use 9 · Seat belt 7 · Other 16
  • Hours of service No alert
    41 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 29 · False log 8 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 7 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 2 · English proficiency 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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13 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Oct 2025 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Dec
    12
    2025
    Dec 12, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    5
    2025
    Nov 5, 2025 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    14
    2025
    Oct 14, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    10
    2025
    Oct 10, 2025 · Maine
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    21
    2025
    Sep 21, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    9
    2025
    Sep 9, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    27
    2025
    Aug 27, 2025 · Virginia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    15
    2025
    Aug 15, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.

17 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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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA, ended Oct 27, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Oct 27, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
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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
  • Tennessee 36
  • Illinois (HQ) 31
  • South Dakota 31
  • Montana 26
  • Missouri 25
  • New Mexico 25
  • Utah 24
  • Iowa 22

Runs well beyond its home state: 31 of 550 inspections were in Illinois.

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