ROAD LEADER LOGISTICS LLC
DBA ARCHER EXPRESS
70 power units
70 drivers
3.4M mi/yr
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FRED Score 75.0 / 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
7 yrs history · 182 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 70 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 70 · 70
- Annual miles
- 3.4M ~49k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 70 | 0 | 70 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Feb 7, 2019 (7 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jul 16, 2025
- Officer
- STEFCHO RISTESKI
- Phone
- (708) 312-2458
- roadleaderlogistics@gmail.com
- Address
- 516 Slade Ave, Elgin IL 60120
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
182
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.0%
24 of 75 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
2 of 182 driver inspections
Violations
180
40 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
180 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert119 · 38 out-of-serviceBrakes 34 · Lights 33 · Tires 17 · Cargo securement 9 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 21 more
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Unsafe driving No alert38 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 15 · Speeding 15 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert23 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 7 · False log 4 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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
4 crashes
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Aug192026Aug 19, 2026 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec152025Dec 15, 2025 · West VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov32025Nov 3, 2025 · IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun162025Jun 16, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. Citation issued.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Dec 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2019
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2025); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023); NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Oct 2023)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each 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
- Illinois (HQ) 23
- Arizona 18
- Indiana 16
- Missouri 16
- Tennessee 12
- Kentucky 10
- New Mexico 9
- Georgia 8
13% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 50 | 7.60 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 32 | 6.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 20 | 0.66 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
182 driver inspections · 75 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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