CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 978
- Drivers · CDL
- 820 · 807
- Annual miles
- 24.1M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 204 | 384 | 0 | 588 |
| Tractors | 43 | 105 | 0 | 148 |
| Trailers | 397 | 711 | 0 | 1108 |
Registration
- Organization
- PARTNERSHIP
- Registered
- 10-05-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-13-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Ernesto Bautista
- Officer
- BRIAN RECATTO
Cargo
- 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.
Its risk relativity (0.74× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
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 about 26% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 500+ trucks.
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.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Sep 12, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes14 crashes with 16 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service15 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 no valid CDL, 3 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 60 of 290 violations (21%). Light or brake defects led to 14 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations25 hazmat violations, 8 out of service.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.8% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 75% of inspections found no violations.
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Dangerous driving: 11
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High speeding: 5
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Illinois (about 865 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.013 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.58 | 0.64 |
| Violations | 0.15 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
290 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert202 · 39 OOSLights 60 · Brakes 51 · Cargo securement 18 · Tires 18 · Steering & suspension 5 · 50 more
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Unsafe driving No alert28 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 12 · Phone use 5 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 3 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert18 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · No log 3 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert17 · 14 OOSNo valid CDL 14 · Medical certificate 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat25 · 8 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug102026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun182026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr142026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr62026IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar102026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar22026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov252025MinnesotaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov192025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Nov132025IllinoisInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct282025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep252025MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep222025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep122025KentuckyFatal · 3 deathsDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsCoroner identifies 3 killed in fiery interstate crashWKYT · Sep 13, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report KY0073233327 (KY STATE POLICE POST 12) lists CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC’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 CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Sep32025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug132025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul82025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun42025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec52024New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct302024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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.
18 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 27 crashes was fatal.
14 of the 27 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 27 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.on record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 19991 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. → National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Jun 2025); XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INC → LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. (Jun 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 1, 1999)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 4 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jun 1, 2026NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.Liability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 3, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 16, 2025opened after LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 30, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2025National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.Liability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 8, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 8, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2024LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2017XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 12, 2025 · insurer name change95 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2017XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 15, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 5, 2008opened after GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 11, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2008XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 16, 2017 came after the replacement; 108 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2003GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 16, 2017 came after the replacement; 168 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2003GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 11, 2008 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2002GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2003 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 6, 2003 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2002GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 6, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2001GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2002 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 8, 2002 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2000GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1999Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1999RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Texas 86
- Florida 75
- New York 57
- North Carolina 42
- Maryland 40
- Pennsylvania 35
- California 26
- Missouri 22
Runs well beyond its home state: 15 of 715 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (978 power units: 978 filed, 430 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 978 power units this active to have about 19.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 48 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 16.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 14.2 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · MN · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 4 further inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 27 | 0.28 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 14 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 133 | 1.69 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.