KG STAR INC
132 power units
66 drivers
15.2M 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
8 yrs history · 212 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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 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
- 132
- Drivers · CDL
- 66 · 66
- Annual miles
- 15.2M ~115k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 30 | 36 | 0 | 66 |
| Trailers | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Mar 26, 2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 25, 2026
- Officer
- TIMUR MELUS
- Phone
- (312) 714-2748
- info@kgstarinc.com
- Address
- 35 Forestwood Dr Unit B, Romeoville IL 60446
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsUS MailPaper ProductsUtilityConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
13
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
212
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.1%
35 of 97 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.3%
7 of 212 driver inspections
Violations
186
51 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
186 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert125 · 44 out-of-serviceLights 36 · Brakes 35 · Tires 22 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 17 more
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Unsafe driving No alert41 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 19 · Speeding 15 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert13 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 4 · False log 2
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Driver fitness No alert7 · 6 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 5 · English proficiency 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul132026Jul 13, 2026 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May222026May 22, 2026 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr282026Apr 28, 2026 · MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb122026Feb 12, 2026 · MississippiProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan62026Jan 6, 2026 · West VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec232025Dec 23, 2025 · IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep42025Sep 4, 2025 · LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jul12025Jul 1, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight. Citation issued.
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Jun232025Jun 23, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
5 more on the FMCSA record.
4 of the 13 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Sep 25, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 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
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: Trisura Specialty Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Sep 2026); ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → Trisura Specialty Insurance Company (Apr 2026); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Feb 2026)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Apr 9, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- Kentucky 23
- Indiana 19
- Illinois (HQ) 17
- Missouri 17
- South Dakota 11
- Minnesota 9
- Arkansas 8
- Ohio 8
Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 212 inspections were in Illinois.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 62 | 7.05 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 41 | 2.81 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 11 | 0.12 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 7 | 0.27 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
212 driver inspections · 97 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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