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MR BULT'S INC

DOT# 387102 MC# 290960 DUNS# 184942555 Burnham, IL Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(708) 585-3302 kburns@mrbults.com 2627 E 139th St, Burnham IL 60633
1,597 power units · all owned 1,132 drivers 90.3M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 35.6 / 100
High confidence
36 yrs history · 1,666 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,597
Drivers · CDL
1,132 · 1,132
Annual miles
90.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 72 0 0 72
Tractors 1475 0 0 1475
Trailers 3373 0 0 3373

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-07-2020) · 6 yr old
Registered
03-27-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-06-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TONY SCHMIDT
Officer
RICH BORGETTI

Cargo

62.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Other: LEACHATE Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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 about 43% higher than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 1.43×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
73.3 vs 51.4 for similar fleets
Likely 55–93 crashes
This motor carrier
73.3
Similar fleets
51.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~86%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 134 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 67 a year), including 2 fatal (4 deaths) and 51 with injuries; similar fleets have about 51 a year. The grade counts 213 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Fatal crashes
    2 crashes with 4 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 30, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    51 crashes with 70 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    28 out-of-service violations against drivers: 16 no valid CDL, 5 hours of service, 4 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 362 of 1388 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 107 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    27.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (233 of 850), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.85× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.7% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 45
  • Excessive speeding: 85
  • Substance violations: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
134
4 fatalities · 71 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,666
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.4%
233 of 850
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
28 of 1,666
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,388
319 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 218 inspections, 26 out of service 218 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 223 inspections, 29 out of service 223 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 248 inspections, 42 out of service 248 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 238 inspections, 44 out of service 238 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 138 inspections, 9 out of service 138 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 166 inspections, 21 out of service 166 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 208 inspections, 41 out of service 208 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 214 inspections, 41 out of service 214 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 13 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.043 0.022
Inspections 0.83 0.63
Violations 0.44 0.22
Critical violations 0.09 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,388 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,138 · 291 OOS
    Lights 362 · Brakes 330 · Tires 166 · Cargo securement 69 · Wheels & hubs 47 · 164 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    185 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 91 · Reckless / lane 60 · Seat belt 15 · Phone use 11 · Other 8
  • Hours of service No alert
    36 · 5 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 18 · Over hours limit 14 · No log 3 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    29 · 23 OOS
    No valid CDL 19 · Medical certificate 7 · English proficiency 1 · Other qualification 2
  • 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
  • Sep
    4
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    31
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    24
    2026
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    30
    2026
    Indiana
    Fatal · 3 deaths
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    3 dead including 2 juveniles in White County semi crash
    Fox 59 · Jul 30, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report IN0905020642 (ISP LAFAYETTE 14) lists MR BULT'S INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MR BULT'S INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

126 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Greenwich Insurance Company
on record since Nov 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2018
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) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 21, 2013)

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) 239
  • Alabama 204
  • Tennessee 195
  • New York 193
  • Virginia 153
  • Kentucky 133
  • Ohio 103
  • Arizona 93

14% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/387102