BIRD EXPEDITED INC
46 power units
46 drivers
2.1M mi/yr
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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.
Moderate confidence
8 yrs history · 296 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
- 46
- Drivers · CDL
- 46 · 0
- Annual miles
- 2.1M ~47k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 23 | 19 | 0 | 42 |
| Tractors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Trailers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Sep 28, 2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jun 24, 2025
- Officer
- VADYM SHPAK
- Phone
- (224) 955-7373
- admin@bexpedited.org
- Address
- 39W191 Highland Ave Unit B, Elgin IL 60124
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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General FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesOther: OTHERGrain/Feed/HayUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionCoal/Coke
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
296
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.8%
10 of 172 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.7%
14 of 296 driver inspections
Violations
135
23 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
135 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert75 · 10 out-of-serviceLights 31 · Brakes 20 · Cargo securement 4 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 13 more
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Hours of service No alert29 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 19 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 10 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
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Driver fitness No alert15 · 11 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 10 · No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 2
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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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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Dec202025Dec 20, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec132025Dec 13, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec132025Dec 13, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan252025Jan 25, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
3 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYon record since Oct 21, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 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: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Oct 2024)
- 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
- Tennessee 25
- Illinois (HQ) 22
- New Mexico 21
- North Carolina 20
- Colorado 16
- Missouri 15
- Kentucky 14
- Arkansas 12
Runs well beyond its home state: 22 of 296 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 | 50 | 1.75 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 25 | 0.29 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 15 | 1.08 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 15 | 0.25 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.01 | No alert |
296 driver inspections · 172 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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