D-B CARTAGE INC

DBA: D-B CARTAGE

DOT# 375784 MC# 290993 Beford Park, IL Authorized For-Hire
(708) 728-0808 safety@dbcartage.com 7424 S Central Ave, Beford Park IL 60638
41 tractors · all owned 41 drivers 1.7M mi/yr · ~42k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.4 / 100
Low confidence
37 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
41
Drivers · CDL
41 · 41
Annual miles
1.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 41 0 0 41
Trailers 0 40 0 40

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-08-1998) · 28 yr old
Registered
12-12-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-19-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRANKO RODIC

Cargo

70.4
high risk
Drive/Tow Away Intermodal Containers General Freight US Mail
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, 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 higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 1.36×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 5 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 800 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.061 0.027
Inspections 0.37 0.77
Violations 0.12 0.44
Critical violations 0.01 0.09

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness 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
5 crashes
  • Nov
    22
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Nov
    13
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    27
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    21
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    29
    2024
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
on record since Dec 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1995
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Allegheny Casualty Company since Dec 5, 2025
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 18, 2024)

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) 14
  • Indiana 1