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USDOT 3655676 · BONANZA CARRIERS LLC
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BONANZA CARRIERS LLC

USDOT 3655676 MC 1261796 Joliet, IL Authorized For-Hire
250 power units 250 drivers 25.8M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.8 / 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
5 yrs history · 455 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • 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
250 all leased
Drivers · CDL
250 · 250
Annual miles
25.8M ~103k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors02500250
Trailers02500250

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 14, 2025)
Registered
Jun 11, 2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 29, 2026
Officers
MILOS POPOVIC · BOJAN MILINOVIC
Phone
(630) 360-9037
Email
safety@bonanzacarriers.com
Address
14 W Cass St Ste E, Joliet IL 60432

Cargo

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General FreightUS Mail

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
26
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 9 injury · 14 people hurt in all
Inspections
455
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.1%
66 of 219 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.1%
14 of 455 driver inspections
Violations
398
88 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 52 inspections, 8 out of service 52 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 87 inspections, 14 out of service 87 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 104 inspections, 14 out of service 104 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 51 inspections, 10 out of service 51 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 40 inspections, 12 out of service 40 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 47 inspections, 8 out of service 47 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 35 inspections, 7 out of service 35 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 35 inspections, 2 out of service 35 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

398 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    232 · 75 out-of-service
    Brakes 78 · Lights 70 · Tires 46 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 21 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    119 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 49 · Reckless / lane 47 · Seat belt 12 · Phone use 4 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    33 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 20 · No log 11 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    14 · 12 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 7 · English proficiency 6 · Other qualification 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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4 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    1
    2026
    Sep 1, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    31
    2026
    Jan 31, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    25
    2026
    Jan 25, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    15
    2026
    Jan 15, 2026 · Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Nov 11, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Nov
    8
    2025
    Nov 8, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    1
    2025
    Nov 1, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    5
    2025
    Sep 5, 2025 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

18 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Oct 10, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2021
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: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → Highlander Specialty Insurance Company (Oct 2025); ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Jul 2025)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 26, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 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
  • Indiana 125
  • Ohio 63
  • Illinois (HQ) 33
  • Kentucky 26
  • Tennessee 23
  • Michigan 18
  • Maryland 17
  • Connecticut 13

Runs well beyond its home state: 33 of 455 inspections were in Illinois.

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