IKAAR CORP

USDOT 3018645 MC 33127 Chicago, IL Authorized For-Hire
180 power units 90 drivers 11.6M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 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
9 yrs history · 169 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
180 all leased
Drivers · CDL
90 · 90
Annual miles
11.6M ~65k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors090090
Trailers090090

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jun 15, 2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Aug 12, 2026
Officer
RADU BOTNARI
Phone
(773) 832-7700
Email
dispatch@ikaarcorp.com
Address
4856 W Addison St Apt 2W, Chicago IL 60641

Cargo

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General FreightFresh Produce

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
169
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.2%
25 of 73 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
5.3%
9 of 169 driver inspections
Violations
149
38 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 25 inspections, 4 out of service 25 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 23 inspections, 4 out of service 23 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 21 inspections, 4 out of service 21 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 24 inspections, 1 out of service 24 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 6 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 23 inspections, 8 out of service 23 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

149 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    78 · 30 out-of-service
    Brakes 32 · Lights 14 · Tires 13 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 2 · 14 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    45 · 8 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 31 · No log 10 · False log 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    25 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 12 · Seat belt 5 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    19
    2026
    Jul 19, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    15
    2026
    Jul 15, 2026 · Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    20
    2026
    Jun 20, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    14
    2026
    Mar 14, 2026 · North Dakota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    17
    2026
    Jan 17, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    1
    2025
    Oct 1, 2025 · Idaho
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    13
    2025
    Aug 13, 2025 · Nebraska
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    12
    2024
    Dec 12, 2024 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.

2 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Company
on record since Aug 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Sentry Select Insurance Company → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Aug 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Iowa 15
  • South Dakota 15
  • Oregon 13
  • Washington 13
  • California 8
  • Utah 8
  • Idaho 7
  • Nebraska 7

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 169 inspections were in Illinois.

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