STEP IN SPACE INC

DOT# 3925936 MC# 1453617 Chicago, IL Authorized For-Hire
(561) 607-8987 stepinspaceinc@gmail.com 7732 W Addison St *unit Bsmt, Chicago IL 60634
11 power units 11 drivers
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.4 / 100
Low confidence
4 yrs history · 13 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
11 · 9
Annual miles
250k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 6 0 7
Tractors 0 4 0 4
Trailers 1 10 0 11

Registration

Registered
07-29-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-26-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
VASYL BILOUS

Cargo

76.5
high risk
Motor Vehicles
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

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).

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.85×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.50× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    230 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jan 23, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 6 of 20 violations (30%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    3 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • 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, Dec 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
13
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
2 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
National avg 6.7%
Violations
20
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Illinois (about 16 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '26
vs 1,189 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.028
Inspections 0.91 0.79
Violations 0.91 0.56
Critical violations 0.32 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 2 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since Oct 21, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2026
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Oct 2026); GEiCO Marine Insurance Company → PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. (Sep 2026); PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. → GEiCO Marine Insurance Company (Sep 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jan 23, 2026, replaced 230 days later)
  • 230 days without a liability filing (Jan 23, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 12, 2022)

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
  • Montana 2
  • Wyoming 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Florida 1
  • Idaho 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Missouri 1
  • North Dakota 1