IDS TRANSPORTATION INC
(409) 888-0376
safety@idstrans.com
1746 E Canterbury Ln, Palatine IL 60074-1704
68
tractors
60 drivers
16.2M mi/yr · ~238k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.5 / 100
High confidence
7 yrs history · 403 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 68
- Drivers · CDL
- 60 · 60
- Annual miles
- 16.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 53 | 15 | 0 | 68 |
| Trailers | 66 | 6 | 0 | 72 |
Registration
- Registered
- 02-20-2019 (7 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-25-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- IURIE UDREA
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Dry Bulk
Construction
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- 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 truck 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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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
14
1 fatality · 11 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
403
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.5%
30 of 182
Driver out-of-service
3.5%
14 of 403
Violations
232
49 out-of-service
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 3 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
232 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert116 · 34 OOSBrakes 37 · Lights 26 · Cargo securement 15 · Tires 15 · Steering & suspension 4 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert64 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 23 · Speeding 17 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 2 · Other 17
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Hours of service No alert44 · 11 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 22 · False log 13 · No log 7 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · English proficiency 1 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat4 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug252026GeorgiaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight.
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Mar72026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan102026North DakotaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec72025North DakotaInjury · 3 people hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec42025KansasProperty damage onlyIce road, dawn, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct282025GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct222025KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug92025OhioFatal · 1 deathDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug82025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May202025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
News reports linked to these crashes
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5 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 14 crashes was fatal.
6 of the 14 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Jun 3, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 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
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 5 changes: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jun 2026); MS Transverse Insurance Company → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (May 2026); ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → MS Transverse Insurance Company (May 2025)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last May 30, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 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 happens
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Inspections by state
- New Mexico 38
- South Dakota 27
- Colorado 25
- Iowa 25
- Missouri 23
- Texas 18
- Arkansas 16
- Illinois (HQ) 16
Runs well beyond its home state: 16 of 403 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
403
Driver Insp
403
Driver OOS
14
Vehicle Insp
182
Vehicle OOS
30
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 59 | 6.30 | |
| HOS Compliance | 35 | 0.50 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 | 2.88 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAY-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.