NUC EXPRESS INC
43 power units
47 drivers
1.3M mi/yr
Checking FMCSA…
Hazmat
Save to your Fleet
Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Strong
FRED Score 80.9 / 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.
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 265 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
FRED analysis · free account
See what’s behind this grade
Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.
- 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
Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 43
- Drivers · CDL
- 47 · 47
- Annual miles
- 1.3M ~29k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1 | 42 | 0 | 43 |
| Trailers | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jan 13, 2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 18, 2026
- Officer
- DANIEL ILLE
- Phone
- (847) 376-8122
- nucexpressinc@gmail.com
- Address
- 200 E Evergreen Ave Suite #100, Mount Prospect IL 60056
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
Log in
Motor VehiclesMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesDry Bulk
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
FMCSA status today
live checkThe live FMCSA check hasn't run for this motor carrier in the last 15 minutes; open it for today's authority, insurance, out-of-service and rating status.
Checking FMCSA…
Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, May 2025 – Sep 2026Crashes
3
1 fatal (1 death) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
265
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.0%
41 of 105 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
9 of 265 driver inspections
Violations
231
62 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
Log in
Violations
231 on the FMCSA record, May 2025 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert151 · 54 out-of-serviceBrakes 58 · Tires 36 · Lights 27 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 4 · 22 more
-
Unsafe driving No alert63 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 25 · Reckless / lane 22 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 4 · Other 7
-
Hours of service No alert13 · 4 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 3
-
Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
-
Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
FMCSA record, May 2025 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun182026Jun 18, 2026 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
May32026May 3, 2026 · OhioFatal · 1 deathDawn, one-way trafficway not divided.
-
Jan242026Jan 24, 2026 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
News reports linked to these crashes
Third-party reports matched to FMCSA crash records
Log in
1 of the 3 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.
On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 31, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2016A cancellation notice effective May 17, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- 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
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. → SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025); ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. (Apr 2025); NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Feb 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Apr 22, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
Log in
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Loading map data…
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Tennessee 27
- Indiana 18
- Kentucky 17
- Illinois (HQ) 16
- Missouri 15
- Michigan 10
- Colorado 9
- Minnesota 9
Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 265 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
Log in
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 | 64 | 7.59 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 56 | 29.42 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 11 | 0.17 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.08 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
265 driver inspections · 105 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, May 2025 – 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.
FMCSA's SMS profile →