OPTIMUS PRIME TRANSPORTATION INC
55 power units
50 drivers
3.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 70.0 / 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
11 yrs history · 125 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
- 55
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 50
- Annual miles
- 3.8M ~70k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 40 | 15 | 0 | 55 |
| Trailers | 45 | 15 | 0 | 60 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Aug 31, 2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 6, 2026
- Officer
- MIHAIL NINICU
- Phone
- (847) 447-0262
- optimusprimeinc@outlook.com
- Address
- 762 Brandon Pl, Wheeling IL 60090
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Machinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
125
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.0%
11 of 58 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
1 of 125 driver inspections
Violations
67
14 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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
67 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert39 · 13 out-of-serviceBrakes 13 · Lights 13 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 3
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Unsafe driving No alert18 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 9 · Speeding 6 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert10 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 3 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun162026Jun 16, 2026 · IndianaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight.
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Jun32026Jun 3, 2026 · IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul92025Jul 9, 2025 · MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan162025Jan 16, 2025 · PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.on record since Aug 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2018
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Aug 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Aug 6, 2026, 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 19
- New Mexico 7
- Tennessee 7
- Texas 7
- Arizona 6
- Colorado 6
- Iowa 6
- Indiana 5
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 125 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 23 | 3.81 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 3.18 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.16 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
125 driver inspections · 58 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 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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