COVERED BRIDGE TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 286281 MC# 431912 Princeton, IL Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(815) 878-0252 rickeckberg22@gmail.com 17189 2115 N Ave, Princeton IL 61356
7 tractors · all owned 10 drivers 660k mi/yr · ~94k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
39 yrs history · 7 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
10 · 5
Annual miles
660k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 10 0 0 10

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
01-22-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-16-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
RICHARD L. ECKBERG, JR

Cargo

61.9
medium risk
Livestock General Freight Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

7 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.46×–2.10×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (7 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 14% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.05× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
7
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
14.3%
1 of 7
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.071 0.039
Inspections 0.71 1.41
Violations 0.71 1.44
Critical violations 0.14 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Lights 3 · Brakes 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Apr
    9
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Dec 18, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2002
Cargo filing
on file · COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. since Jul 18, 2012
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2025); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Sep 2025); COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Dec 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Apr 15, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 8, 2012)

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
  • Illinois (HQ) 6
  • Iowa 1