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ZERO MAX INC

DOT# 2979800 MC# 13650 Palatine, IL Authorized For-Hire
(630) 423-7227 safety@zeromaxinc.com 1540 E Dundee Rd Ste 220, Palatine IL 60074
52 tractors · all leased 61 drivers
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Marginal
FRED Score 33.9 / 100
High confidence
9 yrs history · 593 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
52
Drivers · CDL
61 · 61
Annual miles
37M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 52 0 52
Trailers 0 50 0 50

Registration

Registered
02-28-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-20-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
NUR PARPIEV

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 – Apr 2026
Crashes
46
2 fatalities · 16 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
593
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.5%
113 of 318
Driver out-of-service
3.5%
21 of 592
Violations
490
151 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 121 inspections, 21 out of service 121 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 123 inspections, 16 out of service 123 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 170 inspections, 51 out of service 170 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 156 inspections, 37 out of service 156 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 14 inspections.
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What they get cited for

490 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    309 · 127 OOS
    Brakes 113 · Tires 77 · Lights 42 · Wheels & hubs 17 · Cargo securement 15 · 45 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    124 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 56 · Speeding 40 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 23
  • Hours of service No alert
    48 · 16 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 22 · False log 20 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    9 · 8 OOS
    No valid CDL 8 · English proficiency 1
  • 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
  • Jun
    18
    2026
    Arizona
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    14
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    30
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    29
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    28
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    19
    2025
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    27
    2025
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    2
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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$1,000,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (risk retention group)
on record since Apr 22, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2025
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
  • 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION → UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (Nov 2025); AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY → AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION (Jul 2025); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Nov 23, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 285 days without a liability filing (Sep 23, 2024 – Jul 5, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 167
  • New Mexico 92
  • Arizona 34
  • Arkansas 20
  • Utah 20
  • Tennessee 19
  • Illinois (HQ) 18
  • Indiana 17

Runs well beyond its home state: 18 of 593 inspections were in Illinois.

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