EM CARGO LLC

DOT# 3073738 MC# 62685 Lemont, IL Authorized For-Hire
(708) 669-0406 safety@emcargollc.com 11225 Joliet Rd, Lemont IL 60439
300 tractors 300 drivers 38.2M mi/yr · ~128k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 41.3 / 100
High confidence
9 yrs history · 557 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
300
Drivers · CDL
300 · 300
Annual miles
38.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 17 283 0 300
Trailers 7 293 0 300

Registration

Registered
12-01-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-29-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
EGIDIJUS MAJUS

Cargo

58.0
medium risk
Household Goods Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Paper Products Utility Construction Water Well Garbage/Refuse
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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.28×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
16.0 vs 12.5 for similar fleets
Likely 9–24 crashes
This motor carrier
16.0
Similar fleets
12.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~37%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 30 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 15 a year), including 10 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 41 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.53× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    10 crashes with 16 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    14 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 hours of service, 2 medical certificate, 2 English proficiency (Oct 2024 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 51 of 264 violations (19%). Brake or tire defects led to 51 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 10 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    27.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (59 of 214), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.81× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.5% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 21
  • Excessive speeding: 30
  • Substance violations: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
30
0 fatalities · 16 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
557
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.6%
59 of 214
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
14 of 557
National avg 6.7%
Violations
264
83 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Illinois (about 391 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 52 inspections, 9 out of service 52 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 57 inspections, 3 out of service 57 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 50 inspections, 2 out of service 50 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 83 inspections, 12 out of service 83 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 63 inspections, 10 out of service 63 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 103 inspections, 15 out of service 103 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 77 inspections, 10 out of service 77 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 70 inspections, 11 out of service 70 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.053 0.023
Inspections 1.26 0.77
Violations 0.45 0.33
Critical violations 0.14 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

264 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    157 · 69 OOS
    Brakes 51 · Tires 48 · Lights 21 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 22 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    79 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 31 · Reckless / lane 30 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 16
  • Hours of service No alert
    22 · 9 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 11 · False log 5 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    6 · 5 OOS
    English proficiency 2 · Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
  • 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
  • Sep
    1
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    24
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Injury · 6 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    6
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    27
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    15
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    11
    2026
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    27
    2026
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

22 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
on record since Dec 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 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: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Dec 2023)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 22, 2017)

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
  • Tennessee 36
  • South Dakota 34
  • Illinois (HQ) 32
  • North Carolina 28
  • Missouri 27
  • Indiana 23
  • New Mexico 23
  • Arkansas 19

Runs well beyond its home state: 32 of 557 inspections were in Illinois.