PARAGON FREIGHT INC
500 power units
225 drivers
22.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 55.7 / 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 · 412 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
- 500 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 225 · 225
- Annual miles
- 22.6M ~45k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| Trailers | 230 | 95 | 0 | 325 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Apr 3, 2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 20, 2025
- DUNS
- 81252055
- Officer
- NIKOLA TRAJKOVIC
- Phone
- (872) 903-4333
- nikola@paragonfreight.net
- Address
- 16W285 83Rd St Suite C, Burr Ridge IL 60527
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesUS MailDry BulkPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
22
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 6 injury · 8 people hurt in all
Inspections
412
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.0%
48 of 178 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
14 of 412 driver inspections
Violations
259
69 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 4 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
259 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert120 · 55 out-of-serviceTires 39 · Brakes 34 · Lights 21 · Cargo securement 7 · Steering & suspension 4 · 15 more
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Hours of service No alert73 · 10 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 41 · False log 11 · No log 11 · Over hours limit 10
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Unsafe driving No alert61 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 22 · Reckless / lane 20 · Phone use 7 · Other 12
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3 · English proficiency 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert1 · 1 out-of-service
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-
Aug142026Aug 14, 2026 · IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug112026Aug 11, 2026 · IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
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Jul312026Jul 31, 2026 · New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul32026Jul 3, 2026 · NebraskaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun12026Jun 1, 2026 · WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132026May 13, 2026 · MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr122026Apr 12, 2026 · IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb122026Feb 12, 2026 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct202025Oct 20, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep252025Sep 25, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Aug252025Aug 25, 2025 · NevadaInjury · 3 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May92025May 9, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
14 more on the FMCSA record.
6 of the 22 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Companyon record since Oct 11, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Oct 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 11, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 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
- Colorado 48
- California 34
- New Mexico 33
- Nebraska 32
- Illinois (HQ) 27
- Iowa 24
- Missouri 19
- Indiana 17
Runs well beyond its home state: 27 of 412 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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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 | 72 | 4.14 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 50 | 0.45 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 56 | 2.72 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.02 | No alert |
412 driver inspections · 178 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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