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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 317 days (since Nov 6, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

FMK GROUP INC

FMK GROUP INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 90 power units and 90 drivers, based in Fox Lake, IL. Across 218 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 3 reportable crashes. The carrier currently has no active BIPD/Primary coverage on file, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Nov 6, 2025
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 317 days (since Nov 6, 2025).
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 19.7% vs peer 1.20% · Vehicle 22.2% vs peer 18.2% Details →
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — FMK GROUP INC (USDOT 4252237)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 317 days (since Nov 6, 2025).

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 19.7% vs peer 1.20% · Vehicle 22.2% vs peer 18.2%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4252237/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4252237 Inactive AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TARAS CHOBANU General Freight Motor Vehicles Based in FOX LAKE, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 36/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Nov 6, 2025.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 19.7% vs peer median 1.2% (worse). Vehicle OOS 22.2% vs peer median 18.2% (worse). n=11178 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Status ACTIVE → INACTIVE · Jun 6, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since Nov 6, 2025

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4252237
In FMCSA records since Jun 10, 2024 (~2y)
Company officer TARAS CHOBANU
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles
Fleet size 90 units
Drivers 90
Annual mileage 45,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (847) 543-2326
Email: [email protected]
Physical
33 E GRAND AVE UNIT 42
FOX LAKE, IL 60020
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4252237
In FMCSA records since Jun 10, 2024 (~2y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 45,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 22.2% vs 23.4% -1.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 19.7% vs 6.7% +13.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.44 vs 1.80 +0.64
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2025-06-27 (449 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 90 0
Trailers 0 90 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 3 0 3
Crash reports 0 3 0 3

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 218 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 218 218 0
OOS inspections 43 34 0
OOS percentage 19.72% 15.6% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
90
Drivers
90
Inspections
218
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
22.2%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

FMK GROUP INC had 218 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. 3 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

218 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TN (29) and MO (17).

Violation profile

33.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (25.1% of violations); top code 393.9 (Inoperable Required Lamp) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 90 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 90 drivers; Kaufman, Dodge, and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 22.2% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 11,178 ACTIVE carriers operating 45–135 power units (±50% of this carrier's 90 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
19.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.2%
Median across 11,178 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +18.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
22.2%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
18.2%
Median across 11,178 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status ACTIVE INACTIVE
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2025-09 2025-12

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Tennessee (TN) 29 12 41.4% Oct 31, 2025
Missouri (MO) 17 3 17.6% Nov 6, 2025
Alabama (AL) 11 1 9.1% Nov 4, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 10 6 60.0% Nov 10, 2025
Ohio (OH) 10 4 40.0% Nov 6, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 9 4 44.4% Nov 6, 2025
Arkansas (AR) 9 2 22.2% Nov 3, 2025
Illinois (IL) 9 0 0.0% Nov 1, 2025
Kansas (KS) 9 3 33.3% Nov 6, 2025
Florida (FL) 8 2 25.0% Nov 3, 2025
Montana (MT) 7 2 28.6% Nov 11, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 7 1 14.3% Oct 8, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 7 0 0.0% Nov 4, 2025
South Carolina (SC) 6 3 50.0% Nov 6, 2025
Texas (TX) 5 3 60.0% Oct 21, 2025
Oklahoma (OK) 5 1 20.0% Oct 30, 2025
Indiana (IN) 5 1 20.0% Nov 13, 2025
Iowa (IA) 5 2 40.0% Oct 30, 2025
Wyoming (WY) 4 3 75.0% Nov 2, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 4 2 50.0% Nov 10, 2025
Utah (UT) 4 1 25.0% Oct 10, 2025
Michigan (MI) 3 2 66.7% Sep 23, 2025
Louisiana (LA) 3 0 0.0% Oct 15, 2025
Georgia (GA) 3 1 33.3% Sep 29, 2025
Connecticut (CT) 3 1 33.3% Oct 28, 2025
Colorado (CO) 3 2 66.7% Oct 29, 2025
California (CA) 3 2 66.7% Nov 13, 2025
Virginia (VA) 3 0 0.0% Oct 29, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 3 3 100.0% Oct 21, 2025
Massachusetts (MA) 3 0 0.0% Oct 23, 2025
Washington (WA) 2 2 100.0% Sep 28, 2025
New York (NY) 2 1 50.0% Sep 18, 2025
Maryland (MD) 2 1 50.0% Dec 8, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% Oct 27, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 1 1 100.0% Sep 18, 2025
West Virginia (WV) 1 0 0.0% Oct 22, 2025
Idaho (ID) 1 0 0.0% Nov 4, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kaufman 83
Dodge 76
Ford 60
Kauf 39
Ram 38
Unknown 34
Freightliner 17
Trailer 10
Recent Inspections (218 rows) View all 218 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86525665 Dec 8, 2025 MD 1 CLARKSBURG MD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 201672H · 1FT8W3DT7NEF63208
11 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 393.43D-B, 392.9AA1 Yes
86370410 Nov 13, 2025 IN 2 LAFAYETTE IN
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 196778H · 3ALACWFC9NDNJ2536
5 393.9A-LHLI, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.78A-WS No
86324634 Nov 13, 2025 CA 1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 198928H · 3ALACWFC1PDUE2576
1 392.9AA1 Yes
86346709 Nov 11, 2025 MT 2 BILLINGS MT
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 182260H · 1FVACWD21LHLZ7397
0 — No
86311739 Nov 10, 2025 NC 1 nc-davidson-county,-i-85,-s
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
SC XLI345 · 3C63RRGL3RG191033
0 — No
86298964 Nov 10, 2025 NE 3 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 192249H · 3ALACWFC9NDNF5690
1 392.2-SLLSWZ No
86306058 Nov 6, 2025 MT 1 LIMA MT
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
IL P1296707 · 3C63RRGL6RG347890
2 395.24, 392.2-SLLIRP No
86278787 Nov 6, 2025 SC 3 SAINT GEORGE SC
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
SC 822CBK · 3C63RRGLXNG266241
1 391.11B2-S Yes
86265439 Nov 6, 2025 PA 1 pa-i-80-wb-mm-56-beaver-twp---wei
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 220109H · 3C63RRGL1RG202921
14 392.9AA2-OA, 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
86264917 Nov 6, 2025 KS 1 ks-neosho-county---133
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1279296 · 3C7WRTCL6RG345293
2 395.24C2II-ELDTN, 395.24C2III-ELDSDN No
86264882 Nov 6, 2025 KS 3 ks-gove-county---063
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3872175 · 1FD0W5GT0RED21057
3 395.8D11-HOSF No
86260828 Nov 6, 2025 OH 2 VAN WERT OH
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
SC A013113 · 3C7WRNFL3SG533296
6 396.3A1-F, 393.11A1-CSLRR, 392.2-SLLED Yes
86253184 Nov 6, 2025 IN 2 BEDFORD IN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
SC P849697 · 3C63RRGL0RG321379
5 383.23A2-LCDLN, 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD Yes
86252956 Nov 6, 2025 MO 1 MAYVIEW MO
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Ford
SC A013114 · 3C7WRNFL5SG560712
4 392.2-SLLSR, 395.8E-HOSPD, 392.2-SLLED No
86259869 Nov 5, 2025 SC 3 MONETTA SC
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
SC P884986 · 3C63RRGL1MG567303
1 392.2-SLLTL No
86250184 Nov 4, 2025 OH 1 VAN WERT OH
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
IN 3686697 · 1FT8W3CT3PEC75982
4 393.75G-TAOW, 392.2-SLLED, 393.48A-BIHE Yes
86244919 Nov 4, 2025 KS 2 ks-shawnee-county---177
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
IL P12525514 · 3C63RRGL2NG244623
2 392.2-SLLUCR, 392.2-SLLSIV No
86241796 Nov 4, 2025 ID 1 DECLO ID
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 196441H · 3ALACWFC3NDNJ2533
0 — No
86240125 Nov 4, 2025 MO 1 STEELE MO
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1276968 · 1XKYDP9X0LJ366981
3 393.9A-LFTSI, 392.2-SLLED No
86234201 Nov 4, 2025 MS 1 NEWTON COUNTY
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
SC P882279 · 3C63RRGL7RG245403
0 — No
86232624 Nov 4, 2025 AL 3 LEEDS AL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
SC A013023 · 4V4NC9EH8LN210759
0 — No
86239558 Nov 3, 2025 SC 3 SPARTANBURG SC
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
SC A013985 · 3C7WRLFL0RG204831
0 — No
86238616 Nov 3, 2025 FL 2 SEFFNER FL
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Dodge
FL BV08YX · 3C63RRHL8NG228179
8 391.41APC, 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLL Yes
86235052 Nov 3, 2025 KS 2 ks-trego-county---195
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
IL 221228H · 1FT8W3DT3SEC03784
3 393.23-LEU, 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Yes
86228973 Nov 3, 2025 AR 3 PLUMERVILLE AR
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
IL P1252514 · 3C63RRGL2NG244623
0 — No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ILX004018971 Oct 27, 2025 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0010070055 Sep 29, 2025 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0010062399 Sep 23, 2025 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1738338
INACTIVE
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC1738338 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 27, 2025 MC1738338-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA862343880 BIPD/Primary — Sep 3, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 CANCELLED
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 9300164708 BIPD/Primary — Jun 11, 2025 Sep 3, 2025 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 5, 2025
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  2. Nov 12, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Nov 12, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Nov 6, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Sep 3, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
STANTON TN TN 7 2
STEELE MO MO 4 0
BIRMINGHAM AL AL 3 0
COTTONDALE AL AL 3 0
I-74 IL 3 0
MENOMONIE WI WI 3 3
HOPE AR AR 2 1
SEFFNER FL FL 2 1
YULEE FL FL 2 1
I-90 IL 2 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 5 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
390.21(a) Not marked in accordance with regulations General/Admin 1 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 1
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.42 No brakes as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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