CJ LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 3095481 MC# 74379 Des Plaines, IL Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(847) 390-6800 doug.smith@cjlogisticsamerica.com 1750 S Wolf Rd, Des Plaines IL 60018
105 power units 105 drivers 5M mi/yr · ~48k per unit
HazMat
Excellent
FRED Score 91.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
8 yrs history · 65 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
105
Drivers · CDL
105 · 105
Annual miles
5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 8 0 8
Tractors 4 93 0 97
Trailers 90 147 0 237

Registration

Registered
02-08-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-24-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DOUG SMITH
Officer
BRAD NUFFER

Cargo

58.0
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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.

Operating authority suspended Aug 1, 2026; reinstated Aug 7, 2026

FMCSA suspended it for insurance: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.

Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 100–199 trucks.

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Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 2.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
2.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 2.6 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.49× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.54× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Authority was suspended for insurance
    FMCSA suspended the operating authority on Aug 1, 2026 (no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file) and reinstated it on Aug 7, 2026. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet between Aug 1, 2026 and Aug 7, 2026, and who ended the policy and why.
  • Tires and brakes
    Tires are 8 of 25 violations (32%). Tire or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    32.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (10 of 31), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.90× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
65
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.3%
10 of 31
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 65
National avg 6.7%
Violations
25
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 1,871 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.010 0.024
Inspections 0.52 0.91
Violations 0.12 0.51
Critical violations 0.04 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

25 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    19 · 9 OOS
    Tires 8 · Brakes 4 · Lights 4 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
on record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2017
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
on file · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA since Dec 14, 2023
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Jun 2, 2024
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
Authority
  • FMCSA suspended the operating authority Aug 1, 2026: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file; reinstated Aug 7, 2026. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 7, 2026)

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
  • Georgia 9
  • Delaware 8
  • North Carolina 8
  • California 6
  • South Carolina 5
  • Wisconsin 5
  • Indiana 4
  • Maryland 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 65 inspections were in Illinois.