Dispute PDF
Motor Carrier Safety Report
USDOT 3246954 · NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION
Generated

NIKO LOGISTICS CORPORATION

DBA NIKO LOGISTICS

USDOT 3246954 MC 1021038 Burr Ridge, IL Authorized For-Hire
73 power units 54 drivers 4.9M mi/yr
Checking FMCSA…
Save to your Fleet Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Marginal
FRED Score 39.1 / 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 · 232 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
FRED analysis · free account

See what’s behind this grade

Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.

  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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

Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
73
Drivers · CDL
54 · 54
Annual miles
4.9M ~67k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors2548073
Trailers1063073

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Feb 18, 2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 28, 2026
Officer
ROBERT MICOV
Phone
(331) 264-4565
Email
admin@nikologistics.org
Address
16W289 83Rd St Unit C, Burr Ridge IL 60527

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesOther: OTHERUS MailPaper ProductsConstruction

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

FMCSA status today

live check

The live FMCSA check hasn't run for this motor carrier in the last 15 minutes; open it for today's authority, insurance, out-of-service and rating status.

Checking FMCSA…

Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
232
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.3%
41 of 113 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
10 of 232 driver inspections
Violations
246
67 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 24 inspections, 5 out of service 24 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 22 inspections, 3 out of service 22 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 35 inspections, 4 out of service 35 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 44 inspections, 10 out of service 44 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 34 inspections, 4 out of service 34 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 29 inspections, 11 out of service 29 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 24 inspections, 7 out of service 24 Q3 '26
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 Log in

Violations

246 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    165 · 55 out-of-service
    Brakes 67 · Tires 34 · Lights 29 · Cargo securement 8 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 24 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    41 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 19 · Speeding 8 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 3 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    36 · 8 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 22 · False log 9 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it

1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    30
    2026
    Jul 30, 2026 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    24
    2026
    Apr 24, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    17
    2025
    Nov 17, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    14
    2025
    Nov 14, 2025 · West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    28
    2025
    Aug 28, 2025 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    8
    2025
    Aug 8, 2025 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Jul
    22
    2025
    Jul 22, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    20
    2025
    Jul 20, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

2 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Today · live FMCSA check

The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.

On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. RRG (risk retention group)
on record since Aug 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2019
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
  • 6 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 5 changes: Highlander Specialty Insurance Company → TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. RRG (Aug 2026); ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2025); MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Apr 2025)
  • 9 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Apr 30, 2026, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it operates

Loading map data…

Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 15
  • Kentucky 14
  • North Carolina 14
  • Illinois (HQ) 13
  • Arkansas 11
  • Louisiana 10
  • Maryland 10
  • Missouri 10

Runs well beyond its home state: 13 of 232 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 Log in
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/3246954