GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC
30 power units
30 drivers
7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 67.1 / 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 · 116 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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 30
- Drivers · CDL
- 30 · 30
- Annual miles
- 7M ~233k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 5 | 25 | 0 | 30 |
| Trailers | 5 | 25 | 0 | 30 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jan 13, 2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 31, 2026
- Officer
- DUSKO GRBIC
- Phone
- (312) 724-8400
- dispatch@grasshoppertrans.com
- Address
- 2605 S Indiana Ave Unit 409, Chicago IL 60616
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBeveragesUS MailPaper Products
“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, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
116
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.6%
18 of 52 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
1 of 116 driver inspections
Violations
90
22 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
90 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert53 · 21 out-of-serviceBrakes 17 · Tires 15 · Lights 11 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert19 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 12 · False log 4 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert18 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 9 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 5
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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-
Apr162026Apr 16, 2026 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul72025Jul 7, 2025 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May142025May 14, 2025 · VirginiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
1 of the 3 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 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2016
- 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: MS Transverse Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Aug 2026); ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Aug 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Aug 1, 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
- New Mexico 10
- Illinois (HQ) 9
- Tennessee 8
- Indiana 5
- Kentucky 5
- North Carolina 5
- Colorado 4
- Iowa 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 9 of 116 inspections were in Illinois.
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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 |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 31 | 6.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 17 | 0.45 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 18 | 1.77 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
116 driver inspections · 52 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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