STELLAR CARGO INC
203 power units
205 drivers
16M mi/yr
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FRED Score 84.4 / 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.
High confidence
7 yrs history · 349 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
- 203 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 205 · 205
- Annual miles
- 16M ~79k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 203 | 0 | 203 |
| Trailers | 0 | 210 | 0 | 210 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Apr 13, 2019 (7 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 30, 2026
- Officer
- KONSTANTIN MALUHINS
- Phone
- (224) 575-1652
- ops@stellarcargo.net
- Address
- 1230 Butterfield Rd, Vernon Hills IL 60061
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all · 9 tow-away
Inspections
349
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.6%
24 of 129 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
15 of 349 driver inspections
Violations
215
46 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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
215 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert109 · 29 out-of-serviceBrakes 42 · Lights 23 · Cargo securement 15 · Tires 10 · Steering & suspension 3 · 16 more
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Unsafe driving No alert63 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 27 · Reckless / lane 26 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert32 · 8 out-of-serviceFalse log 12 · Over hours limit 9 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert11 · 9 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 6 · No valid CDL 5
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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, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
9 tow-away
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Jul232026Jul 23, 2026 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jun292026Jun 29, 2026 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan62026Jan 6, 2026 · New YorkTow-awaySnow road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov292025Nov 29, 2025 · NebraskaTow-awayIce road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct112025Oct 11, 2025 · OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul172025Jul 17, 2025 · IllinoisTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May12025May 1, 2025 · LouisianaTow-awayDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr32025Apr 3, 2025 · MissouriTow-awayWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec142024Dec 14, 2024 · New MexicoInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 more on the FMCSA record.
3 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Jul 6, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 6, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 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
- South Dakota 29
- Utah 23
- New Mexico 22
- Illinois (HQ) 18
- Washington 17
- Tennessee 16
- Missouri 13
- Montana 12
Runs well beyond its home state: 18 of 349 inspections were in Illinois.
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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 | 54 | 3.74 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 59 | 3.82 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 21 | 0.54 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 11 | 0.20 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
349 driver inspections · 129 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 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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