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KLF GROUP INC

DOT# 3150858 MC# 104780 Merrillville, IN Authorized For-Hire
(209) 597-3733 info@teamklf.com 7863 Broadway Ste 242, Merrillville IN 46410-5553
7 tractors · all owned 10 drivers 547k mi/yr · ~78k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 37.0 / 100
Low confidence
8 yrs history · 34 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
547k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
06-19-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-18-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JATINDER SINGH

Cargo

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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
34
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
6 of 18
Driver out-of-service
2.9%
1 of 34
Violations
30
10 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

30 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    22 · 9 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Lights 6 · Tires 5 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 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
2 crashes
  • May
    4
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    7
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · GEiCO Marine Insurance Company
on record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2025
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
  • 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Apr 30, 2026, replaced 1 day later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 45 days without a liability filing (Sep 30, 2025 – Nov 14, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 21, 2026 for an effective date of May 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 14
  • Arizona 3
  • Iowa 3
  • New Mexico 3
  • Illinois 2
  • Tennessee 2
  • Missouri 1
  • New Jersey 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 34 inspections were in Indiana.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/3150858