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USDOT 602317 · C R TRANSPORT INC
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C R TRANSPORT INC

DBA CR TRANSPORT

USDOT 602317 MC 290200 Coal City, IL Authorized For-Hire
78 power units 78 drivers 4.4M mi/yr
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FRED Score 79.6 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 97 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
78 all leased
Drivers · CDL
78 · 78
Annual miles
4.4M ~56k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors078078
Trailers01100110

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Mar 28, 2014)12 yrs old
Registered
May 22, 1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 3, 2025 (Address Change)
DUNS
80417497
Officers
JOHN M RILEY · KAY F RILEY
Phone
(800) 327-8661
Email
jackriley@cardinaltransport.com
Address
1630 South Broadway Street, Coal City IL 60416-9718

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
97
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.5%
17 of 42 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
1 of 97 driver inspections
Violations
90
22 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 2 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 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.
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Violations

90 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    63 · 21 out-of-service
    Brakes 16 · Lights 13 · Tires 12 · Cargo securement 11 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 8 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 7 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
  • Jun
    4
    2026
    Jun 4, 2026 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
on record since Nov 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1995
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Missouri 11
  • Ohio 8
  • Tennessee 8
  • Arkansas 6
  • Arizona 5
  • Colorado 5
  • Mississippi 5
  • Wisconsin 5

Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 97 inspections were in Illinois.

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