ST CHARLES TRUCKING INC

DOT# 354248 MC# 236586 DUNS# 116052150 Elgin, IL Authorized For-Hire
(630) 584-4285 bschaffer@sckfsl.com 1400 Madeline Ln, Elgin IL 60124
9 tractors · all leased 10 drivers 700k mi/yr · ~78k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
37 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
10 · 10
Annual miles
700k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 9 0 9
Trailers 3 21 0 24

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-26-1990) · 35 yr old
Registered
05-19-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-25-2024 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BRIAN SCHAFFER

Cargo

55.7
medium risk
General Freight Beverages Other: FOOD PRODUCTS Dry Bulk 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

6 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.48×–2.16×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (9 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.51× and out-of-service orders 0.53× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jul 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
83% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Illinois (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.111 0.043
Inspections 0.72 1.57
Violations 0.06 1.56
Critical violations 0.00 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1 violation · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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
2 crashes
  • Oct
    27
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    18
    2025
    Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
$1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since May 25, 2013 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1994
Cargo filing
on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since May 25, 2008
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 20, 2009)

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
  • Illinois (HQ) 3
  • Texas 2
  • Wisconsin 1