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LADA TRANS INC

DOT# 2998381 MC# 22756 Merrillville, IN Authorized For-Hire
(877) 779-0777 LADATRANSCHICAGO@GMAIL.COM 7930 Whitcomb St, Merrillville IN 46410-4367
46 tractors · all leased 46 drivers
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HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 83.9 / 100
High confidence
9 yrs history · 1,278 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
46
Drivers · CDL
46 · 46
Annual miles
16.4M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 46 0 46
Trailers 0 46 0 46

Registration

Registered
04-18-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-17-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ARTEM ARCHAKOV

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
19
1 fatality · 12 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,278
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.3%
157 of 966
Driver out-of-service
4.0%
51 of 1,277
Violations
865
252 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 250 inspections, 27 out of service 250 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 193 inspections, 22 out of service 193 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 261 inspections, 48 out of service 261 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 227 inspections, 34 out of service 227 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 118 inspections, 22 out of service 118 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 68 inspections, 15 out of service 68 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 68 inspections, 14 out of service 68 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 74 inspections, 17 out of service 74 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 19 inspections.
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What they get cited for

865 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    544 · 195 OOS
    Lights 216 · Tires 86 · Brakes 73 · Cargo securement 52 · Wheels & hubs 20 · 97 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    217 · 40 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 119 · False log 65 · No log 20 · Over hours limit 13
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    77 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 30 · Speeding 20 · Phone use 7 · Seat belt 6 · Other 14
  • Driver fitness No alert
    27 · 17 OOS
    English proficiency 13 · No valid CDL 13 · Medical certificate 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
    22
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    10
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow.
  • Dec
    16
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    12
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    23
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    11
    2025
    Tennessee
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Indemnity Company
on record since May 18, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2017
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
  • 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: National Specialty Insurance Company → National Indemnity Company (May 2026); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (May 2024); EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
  • 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last May 18, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 230
  • Missouri 142
  • Ohio 60
  • Illinois 57
  • North Carolina 53
  • Iowa 50
  • Pennsylvania 43
  • New Mexico 42

Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 1,278 inspections were in Indiana.

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