SCREAMIN EAGLE CARTAGE INC

DOT# 289757 MC# 681781 DUNS# 98977341 Des Plaines, IL Authorized For-Hire
(847) 956-7390 steve@screamineagle.biz 25 E Howard Ave, Des Plaines IL 60018
4 power units · all owned 4 drivers 200k mi/yr · ~50k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 32.3 / 100
Low confidence
39 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4
Drivers · CDL
4 · 4
Annual miles
200k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 0 3 0 3

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Unsatisfactory (12-10-1991)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 34 yr ago)
Registered
04-07-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-29-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
STEVE DLUGOSINSKI
Officer
CHERI DLUGOSINSKI

Cargo

64.4
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

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: 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.

This motor carrier 1.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +4%.

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 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2026 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
17% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.250 0.039
Inspections 1.00 1.41
Violations 1.00 1.44
Critical violations 0.12 0.26

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

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3
  • Hours of service 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
  • May
    28
    2026
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

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 May 29, 2009 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • 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 Jun 19, 2009)

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
  • Indiana 3
  • Illinois (HQ) 2
  • Wisconsin 1