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LEADER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

USDOT 3283188 MC 1038362 Indianapolis, IN Authorized For-Hire
5 power units 5 drivers mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 44.9 / 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 · 118 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
  • 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

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
5 all leased
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
13.6M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors0505
Trailers0505

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
May 6, 2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 9, 2026
Officer
DANILO TOSIC
Phone
(917) 407-7700
Email
danny@leaderfreight.us
Address
450 E 96Th St Suite 500, Indianapolis IN 46240

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceOther: INSURANCE REQUIREMENT OF 1,000,000Dry BulkConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
118
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.6%
15 of 49 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.8%
8 of 118 driver inspections
Violations
110
25 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 101 inspections, 16 out of service 101 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 7 inspections.
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Violations

110 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    61 · 17 out-of-service
    Lights 21 · Brakes 17 · Cargo securement 6 · Tires 5 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 10 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    28 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 9 · Reckless / lane 8 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 2 · Other 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    17 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 4 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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9 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    17
    2025
    Sep 17, 2025 · West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    9
    2025
    Jun 9, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    27
    2025
    Jan 27, 2025 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted.
  • Dec
    18
    2024
    Dec 18, 2024 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Dec
    11
    2024
    Dec 11, 2024 · Maine
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    20
    2024
    Nov 20, 2024 · Maryland
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    2
    2024
    Nov 2, 2024 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    21
    2024
    Oct 21, 2024 · Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

2 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since Jul 21, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2025
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, 4 changes: National Specialty Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jul 2026); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (Apr 2025); MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025)
  • 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Jul 21, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Indiana (HQ) 11
  • Tennessee 11
  • Illinois 10
  • Iowa 9
  • Kentucky 6
  • Missouri 5
  • New Mexico 5
  • Arkansas 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 11 of 118 inspections were in Indiana.

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