ECO EXPRESS INC

DOT# 3301045 MC# 1046991 Elgin, IL Authorized For-Hire
(970) 401-4650 dispatch@ecoexpresscarriers.com 1875 Chandolin Ln, Elgin IL 60124
15 tractors · all owned 16 drivers 2.1M mi/yr · ~140k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 71.6 / 100
Low confidence
7 yrs history · 36 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
16 · 16
Annual miles
2.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 15 0 0 15
Trailers 15 0 0 15

Registration

Registered
06-18-2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-05-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ION LUCA

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.8× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

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Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.9 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.53× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate (Dec 2025 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
36
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
2 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
2 of 36
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Illinois (about 22 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.034
Inspections 1.37 1.23
Violations 0.53 0.97
Critical violations 0.23 0.19

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 2 OOS
    Lights 2 · Tires 2 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • May
    31
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 20, 2024 · 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 May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 20, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 17, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

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

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia 6
  • Arkansas 4
  • Illinois (HQ) 4
  • Louisiana 4
  • California 2
  • Missouri 2
  • New Mexico 2
  • Alabama 1

11% of inspections were in its home state.