NORTHERN TRANS LLC

DOT# 2994848 MC# 20904 Indianapolis, IN Authorized For-Hire
(317) 496-7313 northerntrans2944@gmail.com 3905 E Raymond Street, Indianapolis IN 46203
6 tractors · all leased 5 drivers 950k mi/yr · ~158k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 37.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
9 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
950k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 6 0 6
Trailers 0 7 0 7

Registration

Registered
04-07-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-10-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RAJVIR KAUR

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Household Goods Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

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: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 2.3× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.38×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 3% below typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 6.57×, violations 2.78× and out-of-service orders 2.14× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +42%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (Sep 2024 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    29.2% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (7 of 24). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.14× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    7 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
17% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.2%
2 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
29.2%
7 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
79
16 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Indiana (about 6 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.250 0.043
Inspections 2.92 1.57
Violations 6.67 1.56
Critical violations 1.58 0.29

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

What they get cited for

79 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    34 · 3 OOS
    Lights 13 · Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Tires 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 10 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    30 · 9 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 11 · No log 9 · False log 7 · Over hours limit 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    11 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 3 · Other qualification 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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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
3 crashes
  • Nov
    13
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    26
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    27
    2025
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Navigators Insurance Company
on record since Oct 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2018
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) → Navigators Insurance Company (Oct 2025); OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. → DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) (Oct 2024); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. (Aug 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 15, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 31, 2018)

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
  • Ohio 8
  • Indiana (HQ) 5
  • New York 4
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Arizona 1
  • Iowa 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Maine 1

21% of inspections were in its home state.