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AA TRANS INC

DBA: HBM EXPRESS INC

DOT# 2889606 MC# 970618 Merrillville, IN Authorized For-Hire
(630) 948-5001 safety@hbmexpress.com 7863 Broadway Suite 215, Merrillville IN 46410
59 tractors 61 drivers 9.3M mi/yr · ~158k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 77 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
59
Drivers · CDL
61 · 61
Annual miles
9.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 49 10 0 59
Trailers 33 10 0 43

Registration

Registered
05-12-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-23-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ALEKSANDAR TRAJANOSKI

Cargo

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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
77
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.6%
6 of 34
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
2 of 77
Violations
40
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 19 inspections, 4 out of service 19 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 8 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 5 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 8 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
  • 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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Crashes

24 months
  • May
    4
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    21
    2026
    Colorado
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    31
    2025
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    24
    2024
    South Dakota
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Company
on record since Jun 8, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Jun 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Colorado 30
  • Nebraska 7
  • Kansas 6
  • Michigan 5
  • Ohio 5
  • Maryland 4
  • Illinois 3
  • Indiana (HQ) 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 77 inspections were in Indiana.

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