METEOR LOGISTICS LLC
(773) 655-7986
office@meteorfreight.com
8915 Octavia Ave, Morton Grove IL 60053
75
tractors
75 drivers
6.1M mi/yr · ~81k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 44.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
8 yrs history · 167 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 75
- Drivers · CDL
- 75 · 75
- Annual miles
- 6.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 54 | 21 | 0 | 75 |
| Trailers | 47 | 24 | 0 | 71 |
Registration
- Registered
- 06-08-2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-20-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- VLADAN DASIC
Cargo
64.0
medium risk
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.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.20×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.1 vs 3.4 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
4.1
Similar fleets
3.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 9 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.4 a year. The grade counts 12 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: 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.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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FMCSA suspension notice pendingFMCSA served a notice on Oct 29, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 28, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing. Not in the grade.Ask: which filing lapsed and whether it has been refiled.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 English proficiency, 1 no valid CDL (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 42 of 153 violations (27%). Brake or light defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 6 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate41.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (26 of 62), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.18× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
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Excessive speeding: 15
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
167
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
41.9%
26 of 62
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
5 of 167
National avg 6.7%
Violations
153
35 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Illinois (about 140 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,155 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.060 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 1.45 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.03 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.21 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
153 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert98 · 31 OOSBrakes 42 · Lights 20 · Tires 16 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Steering & suspension 3 · 10 more
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Unsafe driving No alert35 · 0 OOSSpeeding 15 · Reckless / lane 12 · Phone use 1 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert18 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 13 · No log 3 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSEnglish proficiency 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul32026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun52026OhioProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar152026MinnesotaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec62025IllinoisProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct302025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
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Sep182025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug82025OhioProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar152025MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Nov 23, 2025 · 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 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024); AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. (Nov 2023)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Nov 23, 2024, replaced the same day); 4 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Oct 29, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 28, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). 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: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 29, 2018)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 8 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 8 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 29, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 28, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Nov 23, 2025MS Transverse Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 31, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 24, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 27, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 23, 2025MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 23, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Nov 27, 2025 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 27, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 15, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2024MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 23, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 15, 2025 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 25, 2024opened after UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 23, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2024UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2024UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 31, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 29, 2024 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 23, 2024opened after UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2023UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 8, 2024 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2022AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 23, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2021ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 23, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2021NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 23, 2021 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 23, 2021opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 25, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 27, 2020STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 25, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2020STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 27, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 29, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 24, 2020opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 25, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2019STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 25, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 29, 2018Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2018ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 25, 2019 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee 19
- Kentucky 17
- Indiana 13
- Illinois (HQ) 10
- Minnesota 10
- Ohio 8
- Pennsylvania 8
- Missouri 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 167 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (75 power units: 75 filed, 64 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.4
Actual, per year in window
4.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.1
0
2.5
5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 75 power units this active to have about 3.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.0 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.1 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
167 inspections
and 12 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 167 inspections and 9 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.44
Marginal — 1.20x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.046 crashes per power-unit-year for a 75-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.07x (driver behaviour 1.76x, out-of-service 1.18x, all violations 0.92x; 167 inspections). Experience 1.12x: 7.2 decayed crashes against 5.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.44, a 7.24). 80% range 0.79–1.65x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
75 power units · 3.42 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.07×
167 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.12×
7.2 decayed crashes vs 5.7 expected · credibility 0.44
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.20× (80% range 0.79–1.65×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
167
Driver Insp
167
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
62
Vehicle OOS
26
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 31 | 4.61 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.30 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.10 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.09 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 38 | 6.73 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-MAY-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.