Updated Oct 21, 2026

Ja Frate Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Ja Frate Inc in Crystal Lake, Illinois reports 102 power units and 75 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

7900 Pyott Rd, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 (815) 788-4433

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Ja Frate Inc (USDOT 146355, MC-144071), doing business as J A Frate Transport Services, is an active motor carrier based in Crystal Lake, Illinois that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 102 power units and 75 drivers (75 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 2,805,596 miles for 2024 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, dry bulk commodities, general freight, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, paper products, U.S. mail. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on October 28, 2005, 21 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 1, 2025.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Paper products, U.S. mail Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Driver count	25–99 drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Last MCS-150 update	May 1, 2025 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Doing business as	J A Frate Transport Services source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number	146355 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
MC docket	MC-144071 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Power units	102 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased)	82 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Trailers (owned or leased)	221 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Drivers	75 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
CDL drivers	75 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150)	2,805,596 miles source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Mileage year	2024 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also hauls its own freight	No source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Safety rating date	Oct 28, 2005 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Business type	Corporation source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

May 1, 2025: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Oct 28, 2005: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: May 1, 2025; Rated by FMCSA: Oct 28, 2005; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Illinois

656 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Illinois; 61 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Illinois

FMCSA safety rating (all 656 here): Conditional 17 (3%) · Not rated 444 (68%) · Satisfactory 195 (30%)

Rating age (all 656 here): Rating over 10 years old 187 (29%) · Rating 5–10 years old 14 (2%) · Rated within the last 5 years 11 (2%) · None on record 444 (68%)

Fleet size (all 656 in this group): 10–24 power units (290) · 25–99 power units (252) · 100–499 power units (97) · 500+ power units (17)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 656 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (546) · Chemicals (259) · Motor vehicles (226) · Building materials (209) · Construction (209) · Paper products (206) · 24 other values (2,416)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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