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Generated Oct 10, 2026
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SHIELDCARRIERS LLC
USDOT 3526290 · MC1172286 · EIN 85-4009558 · AUTHORIZED FOR Property
1730 W PALM DR APT 35, MOUNT PROSPECT, IL, 60056
(224) 354-1027 · TIHOMIR PETKOVIC
32
High risk
Risk factors
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 35.6% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 8.5% — above the 6.7% national average4 crashes in the last 24 months
Snapshot
Operating authority
Active
Liability insurance
$750K on file
Safety rating
Not rated
Power units / drivers
27 / 27
Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)
82 / 896
Crashes (24 mo)
4
Authority & insurance
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. — $750K BIPD · policy CAL0000772 · eff 09/10/2026
Federal BMC-91X filing; actual commercial limits (per COI) may be higher.
Roadside inspection performance
Vehicle OOS rate35.6% · nat 22%
Driver OOS rate8.5% · nat 6.7%
CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance549 pts
Unsafe Driving147 pts
Hours-of-Service Compliance134 pts
Driver Fitness43 pts
Other30 pts
Controlled Substances/Alcohol24 pts
Not in SMS1 pts
Top cited violations (by CSA points)
| Code | BASIC | Count | OOS | CSA pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Vehicle Maintenance | 5 | 4 | 78 |
| 395.8E-HOSPD | Hours-of-Service Compliance | 5 | 77 | |
| 392.2-SLLS3 | Unsafe Driving | 2 | 35 | |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 32 | |
| 393.75A1-TEPBM | Vehicle Maintenance | 3 | 32 | |
| 393.75A3-TFL | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 392.82DUMT | Unsafe Driving | 1 | 30 | |
| 393.9A-LSLI | Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| 393.207F-SDAS | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 393.55E-B | Vehicle Maintenance | 3 | 24 |
Most inspected states
NM8
TN7
UT4
SD4
AR4
MI4
KY3
MO3
Next monthly SMS run — projection
| BASIC | Official (Sep 2026) | Projected | Est. %ile | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 5.62 | 5.07 | ≈73–80% (over 65) | ▼ better |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0.55 | 0.54 | ≈53–60% | ▼ better |
| Driver Fitness | 0.44 | 0.38 | ≈64–68% | ▼ better |
| Controlled Substances/Alcohol | 0.21 | 0.22 | ≈24–31% | ▲ worse |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7.16 | 7.45 | ≈83–87% (over 80) | ▲ worse |
Latest inspection 2026-09-21 · 2 new since the Sep 2026 run. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.
Recommendations — what's driving each score
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving · high impact
Speeding 40% · Phone / texting 20% · Seat belt 19%
• Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
• Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected: could improve up to 27 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance · high impact
Tires 36% (8 OOS) · Brakes 22% (4 OOS) · Lighting / lamps 12% (1 OOS)
• Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
• Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
Projected: could improve up to 33 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average · high impact
• Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
• Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance · low impact
False log / RODS 79% (2 OOS) · Log / ELD device 21%
• Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
• Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Projected: could improve up to 24 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
Driver qualification / CDL / medical violations are the leading contributor to Driver Fitness · low impact
Driver qualification / CDL / medical 100% (4 OOS)
• Run a credential-expiration tracker; keep DQ files complete and the medical card on the driver
• Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected: could improve up to 35 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
Drugs / alcohol violations are the leading contributor to Controlled Substances/Alcohol · low impact
Drugs / alcohol 100% (1 OOS)
• Reinforce the testing program and zero-tolerance policy
• Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected: could improve up to 11 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
Generated from the public inspection record. Percentiles/projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures.
90-day safety improvement plan
Last 90 days: 7 inspections, 12 violations, 3 OOS, 0 clean · trending worse.
1. Vehicle Maintenance8 viol · 3 OOS · 67%
393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75A3-TFL, 393.207F-SDAS
✓ Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
✓ Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
≈ 9 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 5.37).
2. Unsafe Driving3 viol · 25%
392.2-SLLS3, 392.16AD, 392.22A-D
✓ Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
✓ Hands off the phone; always belt up
≈ 16 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 4.215).
3. Hours-of-Service Compliance1 viol · 8%
395.8E-HOSPD
✓ Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
✓ Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
≈ 16 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 0.413).
🎓 Coach the driver & document it
FleetTrained — my companion project — turns these exact violations into branded, multilingual training videos your driver watches, with a completion certificate for the DQ file. fleettrained.com
Crash record — 4 in 24 months
| Date | Location | Fatal | Inj | Tow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/2026 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | ✓ | ||
| 02/22/2026 | ANN ARBOR, MI | ✓ | ||
| 10/28/2025 | FORT WORTH, TX | ✓ | ||
| 07/14/2025 | Unknown, GA | ✓ |
Equipment — 59 vehicles seen in inspections
30 trailer29 truck
Company profile
Officer
TIHOMIR PETKOVIC
Recordable crash rate
0 / MM mi
Annual mileage
3.2M mi (2026)
CDL drivers
27
Registered since
2020-11-23
Operation
Interstate
Connections — 64 carriers
Shares identifiers with 64 carriers (62 via shared VINs).
| Carrier | USDOT | Link | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISMEGS TRANSPORTATION CORP | 4306268 | 4 VINs | strong |
| BLUE SHIELD LOGISTICS LLC | 4247364 | officer, email | strong |
| TIHOMIR PETKOVIC | 2304618 | officer | strong |
| NOGOB LOGISTICS INC | 2881812 | 2 VINs | medium |
| PROSPORT EXPRESS INC | 1758605 | 2 VINs | medium |
| TAK TRUCKING INC | 652762 | 2 VINs | medium |
| USA LOGISTICS INC | 1892938 | 2 VINs | medium |
| WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC | 63585 | 2 VINs | medium |
⚠ Possible reincarnation: TIHOMIR PETKOVIC (USDOT 2304618, 2012).
Activity history (recent)
09/10/2026 — MCS-150 update filed
3.2M mi reported (2026)
09/10/2026 — Insurance filed — CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CAL0000772
09/18/2025 — Insurance cancelled — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary · policy AL149860-23795
09/10/2025 — Insurance replaced — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary · policy AL149860-23795
08/22/2025 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/27/2025)
03/19/2025 — Insurance cancelled — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984278399
02/08/2025 — Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984278399
08/09/2024 — Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GRT04565A
07/15/2024 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/24/2024)
08/09/2023 — Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA951339729
10/19/2021 — Insurance name changed — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA951339729
09/27/2021 — Insurance name changed — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA951339729
09/16/2021 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2021)
08/24/2021 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/20/2021)
08/19/2021 — Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA951339729
08/13/2021 — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
11/23/2020 — Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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