VM FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC

DOT# 4366155 MC# 1709382 Plainfield, IL Authorized For-Hire
(206) 573-8178 vm@vmfreightsolutions.com 24943 W Franklin Ln, Plainfield IL 60585
28 power units 28 drivers 2.8M mi/yr · ~100k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 88.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
1 yr history · 55 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
28
Drivers · CDL
28 · 0
Annual miles
2.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 26 0 28
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 28 0 28

Registration

Registered
02-23-2025 (1 yr)
MCS-150 Update
09-25-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
VLADA TIMPAU

Cargo

74.6
high risk
Motor Vehicles General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, 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 lower than similar fleets (about a 90% 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.8× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.62×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 2.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
2.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 2.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.35×, out-of-service orders 0.66× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 English proficiency, 2 medical certificate, 2 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 4 of 27 violations (15%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • High speeding: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
55
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
5 of 40
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
5 of 55
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
11 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 24 inspections, 5 out of service 24 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 27 inspections, 3 out of service 27 Q3 '26
vs 800 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.021 0.027
Inspections 1.43 0.77
Violations 0.57 0.44
Critical violations 0.08 0.09

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

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 5 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 5 · Reckless / lane 3 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 6 OOS
    English proficiency 3 · Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 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
  • Aug
    18
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · 5 RIVERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC
on record since Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2025
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Shelter General Insurance Company → 5 RIVERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC (Aug 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 23, 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
  • Tennessee 7
  • Ohio 5
  • Kentucky 4
  • Indiana 3
  • Massachusetts 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • South Dakota 3
  • Arkansas 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 55 inspections were in Illinois.