ASH TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 2844971 MC# 953831 Antioch, IL Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(847) 473-5700 transportation@ashpallet.com 61 Mcmillen Rd, Antioch IL 60002-1844
16 tractors 19 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~75k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 36.5 / 100
Low confidence
10 yrs history · 23 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
19 · 19
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 15 0 16
Trailers 127 0 0 127

Registration

Registered
02-03-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-12-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ANTHONY JAMES ASH

Cargo

55.9
medium risk
General Freight Other: PALLETS
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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% 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.

This motor carrier 1.40×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 8% above typical. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 3.09×, violations 2.36× and out-of-service orders 2.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +30%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (5 of 10). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.28× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    21.7% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (5 of 23). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.28× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • High speeding: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
23
22% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
5 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
21.7%
5 of 23
National avg 6.7%
Violations
51
14 out-of-service

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

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 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: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.034
Inspections 0.91 1.23
Violations 1.66 0.97
Critical violations 0.47 0.19

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

What they get cited for

51 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    31 · 10 OOS
    Lights 11 · Brakes 7 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 7 · Reckless / lane 3 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • 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
  • Oct
    15
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    8
    2025
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    14
    2024
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2016
Cargo filing
on file · OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY since Jan 1, 2018
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 13, 2022)

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
  • Wisconsin 10
  • Illinois (HQ) 5
  • Indiana 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Maryland 1
  • Michigan 1

22% of inspections were in its home state.