CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4016726· MC1513943· CARRIER· EIN 88-4383580
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FAIR DEAL FREIGHT LLC

409 BLACKSTONE AVE, WILLOWSPRING, IL, 60480(574) 485-7878fairdealfreight163@gmail.comGHADAH ALI
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
16.7%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1513943

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/09/2025
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY· policy CA999980030
Authority history (1) ▾
02/10/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (2)
  1. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/11/202407/09/2025
  2. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/03/202307/11/2024

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle6 inspections · 16.7% OOS · National 22%
Driver14 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

14 inspections · 13 violations (1 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.

14
Inspections
13
Violations
1
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • MI5
  • IL3
  • IN3
  • OH2
  • IA1
  • WI1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Phone / texting violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 1% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing8 violations (24 mo)
Phone / texting1 viol51%
  • 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone1× · 51%
Following / lane / reckless4 viol24%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation2× · 10%
  • 392.2LCImproper lane change1× · 8%
  • 392.2LVLane Restriction violation1× · 5%
Speeding2 viol24%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 17%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 7%
Other1 viol2%
  • 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway1× · 2%
What to do
  • Hands-off-the-phone policy with real consequences; provide a mount and a do-not-disturb setup
Projected estimatecould improve up to 1 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Hours exceeded violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 32% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)
Hours exceeded1 viol78%
  • 395.3AIIDriving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 consecutive minutes1× · 78%
Log / ELD device1 viol11%
  • 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 11%
False log / RODS1 viol11%
  • 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a1× · 11%
What to do
  • Plan loads around available hours; use ELD alerts before drivers run out of clock
Projected estimatecould improve up to 15 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 100%
Focus here first
1Other
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLIFTAState/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

15
Inspections
13
Violations
1
Out-of-service
86
CSA points
0
Crashes
6
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

21 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

11 trailer 10 truck
2021 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EG1MN277423· P1248096 IL
2020 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH1LN226530· P1264102 IL
2019 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 2×
3H3V532C4KR685576· HV36876 OR
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH0JN885549· P1263279 IL
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJHHDR1LLLK2226· P1227589 IL
2017 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532DXHL006298· 5379598 ME
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1SS074954· PD75238 IN
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C8LT444348· TL3047 IL
2023 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13NZ542C8P1559920· 421350T TN
2023 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW4C5325PSB17703· 303158T TN
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH6GN949988· P1293349 IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR3MSMU3913· NONE IL
2005 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3C532S55T222836· U904339 TN
2017 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH4HN983963· P1227767 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532KXSS075620· PD76293 IN
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR5KSKR1310· P1353604 IL
2022 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5328NSA59320· P897048 IN
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH1FN914385· RC33486 MI
2017 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D5HL018522· 306911Z ME
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR7MSNA7575· P1342967 IN
2027 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1A0624VK821565· PG37934 IN

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
173
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
173
173 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
20M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi173 drivers
Company officer
GHADAH ALI
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2023-01-24
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-21
Census status
Active

Fleet: 173 trucks · 173 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 14 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

14
Connected carriers
14
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
STS SMART TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
USDOT 3803956Active· MARKHAM, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
4V4NC9EG1MN2774234V4NC9EH6GN9499884V4NC9EH4HN983963

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

8 events
  1. 02/21/2026MCS-150 update filed

    20.0M mi reported (2025)

  2. 07/09/2025Insurance filed — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA999980030

  3. 07/09/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT25635A

  4. 07/11/2024Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA965876255

  5. 03/04/2024Out-of-service order rescinded
  6. 12/03/2023Federal out-of-service order

    New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

  7. 02/10/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  8. 01/24/2023Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2025-06-02
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-02-21
Reported mileage
20,048,622 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 2:59 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.