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USDOT 3493892 · DAB CARRIER GROUP INC
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DAB CARRIER GROUP INC

USDOT 3493892 MC 1150850 Hammond, IN Authorized For-Hire
91 power units 87 drivers 7.3M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.0 / 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
6 yrs history · 264 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
91
Drivers · CDL
87 · 87
Annual miles
7.3M ~80k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors2863091
Trailers27740101

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Sep 25, 2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Nov 25, 2025
Officer
BOBAN STAMATOVSKI
Phone
(312) 668-9190
Email
bob@dabcarriergroup.com
Address
2901 Carlson Dr S 369, Hammond IN 46323

Cargo

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 8 injury · 11 people hurt in all
Inspections
264
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.7%
26 of 120 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
4 of 264 driver inspections
Violations
144
38 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 27 inspections, 1 out of service 27 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 37 inspections, 3 out of service 37 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 39 inspections, 4 out of service 39 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 35 inspections, 5 out of service 35 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 24 inspections, 6 out of service 24 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 39 inspections, 5 out of service 39 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 48 inspections, 4 out of service 48 Q3 '26
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Violations

144 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    76 · 33 out-of-service
    Brakes 21 · Tires 18 · Lights 14 · Cargo securement 9 · Steering & suspension 3 · 11 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    43 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 25 · Reckless / lane 9 · Seat belt 2 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    24 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 16 · False log 4 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 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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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    23
    2026
    Jul 23, 2026 · Arkansas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    Jun 17, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    3
    2026
    Jun 3, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    1
    2026
    Feb 1, 2026 · Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    6
    2025
    Oct 6, 2025 · Oregon
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    Aug 12, 2025 · Georgia
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jul
    21
    2025
    Jul 21, 2025 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    14
    2025
    Jul 14, 2025 · Nevada
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

3 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)
$750,000 · Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Nov 20, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2020
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Highlander Specialty Insurance Company (Nov 2025); ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Nov 20, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • 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
  • New Mexico 23
  • Texas 19
  • Louisiana 14
  • Utah 14
  • Mississippi 12
  • Missouri 11
  • Tennessee 11
  • Arkansas 10

Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 264 inspections were in Indiana.

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