OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC
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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
- 47 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 47 · 47
- Annual miles
- 180k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Trailers | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Mar 22, 2021 (5 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 20, 2026
- Officer
- NIKOLA DUJOVIC
- Phone
- (224) 329-0808
- optimafreight1@gmail.com
- Address
- 4718 N Olcott Ave Apt 2E, Harwood Hts IL 60706
Cargo
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Sep 2026Violations
184 on the FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert115 · 33 out-of-serviceBrakes 36 · Tires 24 · Lights 21 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 3 · 26 more
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Hours of service No alert43 · 22 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · False log 13 · No log 8 · Over hours limit 4
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Unsafe driving No alert24 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 6 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug92026Aug 9, 2026 · MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug82026Aug 8, 2026 · New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Trisura Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2025
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → Trisura Specialty Insurance Company (Apr 2026); EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Oct 2025); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Jul 9, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 316 days without a liability filing (Aug 13, 2024 – Jun 25, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
- Ohio 10
- Virginia 10
- Pennsylvania 8
- Tennessee 7
- Kentucky 6
- Arkansas 5
- Illinois (HQ) 5
- Michigan 5
Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 104 inspections were in Illinois.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 41 | 10.46 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 31 | 2.52 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 20 | 47.17 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.17 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 3 | 0.24 | No alert |
104 driver inspections · 55 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Aug 2025 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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