ALBA FREIGHT INC
(630) 349-0760
info@albafreightinc.com
1333 Burr Ridge Parkway #200, Burr Ridge IL 60527
2
tractors · all leased
2 drivers
110k mi/yr · ~55k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 66.0 / 100
High confidence
6 yrs history · 322 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 2
- Drivers · CDL
- 2 · 2
- Annual miles
- 110k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Registration
- Registered
- 12-09-2020 (6 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-28-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BEN KRAJA
Cargo
56.9
medium risk
General Freight
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.86×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.5 vs 5.2 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.5
Similar fleets
5.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.2 a year. The grade counts 19 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.27× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service20 out-of-service violations against drivers: 17 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Jul 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Tires and brakesTires are 33 of 247 violations (13%). Tire or brake defects led to 31 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs17 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.3% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 14
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Excessive speeding: 27
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Substance violations: 2
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Unusual inspection rateInspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
322
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.8%
34 of 132
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
14 of 322
National avg 6.7%
Violations
247
61 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 5 inspections.
vs 70,135 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 1.000 | 0.039 |
| Inspections | 131.00 | 1.41 |
| Violations | 62.25 | 1.44 |
| Critical violations | 21.50 | 0.26 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
247 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert115 · 41 OOSTires 33 · Brakes 29 · Lights 21 · Wheels & hubs 12 · Cargo securement 8 · 12 more
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Unsafe driving No alert75 · 0 OOSSpeeding 32 · Reckless / lane 17 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 3 · Other 18
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Hours of service No alert54 · 17 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 23 · False log 17 · Over hours limit 12 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
May122025VirginiaInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar172025WisconsinProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar62025IndianaProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - lighted, snow. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan192025WyomingInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov82024KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct242024New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct162024VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct152024MassachusettsInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
4 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYon record since Oct 2, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2023A cancellation notice effective Jun 9, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Jul 2025); AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (Jul 2023)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Oct 2, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 17, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
10 filings and 11 authority events since 2021 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
10 filings and 11 authority events since 2021 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 2, 2025ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on file at May 14, 2026 · cancellation notice effective Jun 9, 2026 on file at May 14, 2026 (outcome not in FMCSA's frozen record)7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 17, 2025opened after ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 2, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2025ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 2, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 25, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 31, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 18, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 2, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 2, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 16, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 31, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2024Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2024Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 21, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 9, 2024 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 2023opened after AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 31, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2023AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 31, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 8, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 12, 2022opened after AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 2, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2022AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 2, 2022 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective May 10, 2023 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 10, 2022opened after AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 10, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 18, 2021Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2021AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 10, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- New Mexico 28
- Arkansas 22
- California 21
- Utah 21
- Tennessee 17
- Georgia 16
- South Dakota 16
- Illinois (HQ) 14
Runs well beyond its home state: 14 of 322 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (179 power units: 2 filed, 179 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.2
Actual, per year in window
6.3
Projected, next 12 mo
4.5
0
3.5
7
We'd expect a typical fleet of 179 power units this active to have about 5.2 crashes a year (sized from the 179 units seen roadside; 2 filed). This motor carrier recorded 19 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.3 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.5 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
314 inspections
and 19 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 317 inspections and 8 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.71
Satisfactory — 0.86x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.029 crashes per power-unit-year for a 179-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.08x (driver behaviour 2.27x, out-of-service 1.00x, all violations 0.83x; 314 inspections). Experience 0.80x: 6.2 decayed crashes against 8.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.71, a 3.53). 80% range 0.52–1.25x. Fleet sized at 179 units from roadside VINs (2 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
2.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
179 power units (2 filed, 179 seen roadside) · 5.16 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.08×
314 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.80×
6.2 decayed crashes vs 8.6 expected · credibility 0.71
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.86× (80% range 0.52–1.25×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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
322
Driver Insp
322
Driver OOS
14
Vehicle Insp
132
Vehicle OOS
34
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 67 | 6.69 | |
| HOS Compliance | 39 | 0.84 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.06 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 61 | 4.63 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAR-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.