FIRST FREIGHT LLC

DOT# 4125872 MC# 1578887 Hickory Hills, IL Authorized For-Hire
(224) 935-7519 firstfreightsafety@gmail.com 7843 W 98th St, Hickory Hills IL 60457-2310
14 power units · all leased 14 drivers 1M mi/yr · ~71k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
3 yrs history · 116 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
14 · 0
Annual miles
1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 14 0 14
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
09-01-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-29-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
EMILIJA PIROSKI

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

116 inspections and 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

80% likely range 0.52×–1.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 1.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
1.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-10 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (14 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year); similar fleets have about 1.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.56× and out-of-service orders 0.70× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 English proficiency, 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 16 of 70 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • 4 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 13.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.3% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7
  • Substance violations: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
116
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.5%
10 of 74
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
5 of 116
National avg 6.7%
Violations
70
15 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Illinois (about 21 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 2 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 18 inspections, 6 out of service 18 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 20 inspections, 2 out of service 20 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 20 inspections, 3 out of service 20 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 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.143 0.034
Inspections 4.64 1.23
Violations 2.61 0.97
Critical violations 0.57 0.19

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

What they get cited for

70 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    52 · 12 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 10 · Steering & suspension 7 · Tires 5 · Other parts 14
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 7 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    English proficiency 1 · 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
4 crashes
  • May
    6
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    22
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    27
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    14
    2024
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.

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)
$750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 22, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2023
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 (Sep 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 6, 2023)

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) 13
  • New Mexico 10
  • Missouri 7
  • Maryland 6
  • Tennessee 6
  • Arkansas 5
  • Florida 5
  • Iowa 5

11% of inspections were in its home state.