TLN LOGISTICS INC

DOT# 3796331 MC# 1364665 Niles, IL Authorized For-Hire
(706) 870-8972 teo@tln-log.com 8860 N Root St Apt 6, Niles IL 60714
5 tractors · all leased 5 drivers
Not graded

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
45k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 5 0 5
Trailers 0 5 0 5

Registration

Registered
01-10-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-27-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TEO LEON NIKOLAJEVIC

Cargo

65.0
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Mobile Homes Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: OTHER Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Water Well Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Mobile Homes, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Not Graded

Not graded: operating authority revoked since Sep 29, 2025 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated; referral.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Apr 2025 – Jul 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Tires and lights
    Tires are 14 of 89 violations (16%). Tire or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    25.0% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (10 of 40).
  • Falsified logs
    6 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Reckless driving: 1
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • Substance violations: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
40
32% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.8%
5 of 18
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
25.0%
10 of 40
National avg 6.7%
Violations
89
24 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 22 inspections, 7 out of service 22 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 7 out of service 10 Q3 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.300 0.039
Inspections 4.00 1.41
Violations 9.00 1.44
Critical violations 3.20 0.26

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

What they get cited for

89 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    53 · 12 OOS
    Tires 14 · Lights 13 · Brakes 10 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 10 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    25 · 11 OOS
    No log 9 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 6 · Speeding 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • Jul
    24
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    11
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    23
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Sep 22, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Sep 22, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 29, 2025)

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) 7
  • Indiana 4
  • Ohio 4
  • Colorado 2
  • Georgia 2
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Montana 2
  • Pennsylvania 2

18% of inspections were in its home state.