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USDOT 2945627 · FOUR WAYS CARGO INC
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FOUR WAYS CARGO INC

USDOT 2945627 MC 996983 Lemont, IL Authorized For-Hire
90 power units 90 drivers 10.1M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 37.7 / 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.
High confidence
10 yrs history · 288 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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 power unit 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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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
90 all leased
Drivers · CDL
90 · 90
Annual miles
10.1M ~113k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors090090
Trailers090090

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Nov 10, 2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Dec 29, 2025
Officer
BLAZHE JANEV
Phone
(630) 570-5961
Email
operations@4wayscargo.com
Address
13769 Main St Suite 101, Lemont IL 60439

Cargo

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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral Freight

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
19
1 fatal (2 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
288
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
41.2%
49 of 119 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
7 of 288 driver inspections
Violations
288
67 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 29 inspections, 4 out of service 29 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 42 inspections, 7 out of service 42 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 33 inspections, 9 out of service 33 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 35 inspections, 6 out of service 35 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 33 inspections, 10 out of service 33 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 38 inspections, 7 out of service 38 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 50 inspections, 8 out of service 50 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 28 inspections, 4 out of service 28 Q3 '26
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Violations

288 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    168 · 61 out-of-service
    Brakes 45 · Tires 45 · Lights 37 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 23 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    85 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 39 · Speeding 28 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 5 · Other 8
  • Hours of service No alert
    29 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 15 · Over hours limit 6 · False log 5 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    Aug 6, 2026 · West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    21
    2026
    May 21, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • May
    21
    2026
    May 21, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2026
    May 15, 2026 · Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    24
    2026
    Apr 24, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    21
    2026
    Apr 21, 2026 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    31
    2026
    Jan 31, 2026 · Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    30
    2026
    Jan 30, 2026 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    17
    2025
    Sep 17, 2025 · Wisconsin
    Fatal · 2 deaths
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since May 15, 2026 · 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 Nov 7, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (May 2026); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 15, 2025, replaced 426 days later)
  • 426 days without a liability filing (Mar 15, 2025 – May 15, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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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
  • Tennessee 27
  • Georgia 25
  • Ohio 19
  • Kentucky 18
  • Indiana 17
  • Maryland 17
  • North Carolina 17
  • Illinois (HQ) 15

Runs well beyond its home state: 15 of 288 inspections were in Illinois.

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