Carrier profile · USDOT 289363 · MC-210944 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210944 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.0Avg age (yr)

2018–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 489-6688 Email dispatchinfo@arrowmessenger.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental’97–’03

Lincoln General’03–’07

Nova’09–’12

Manufacturers Alliance’17–’20

American Reading’20–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2023

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Aug 2020 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2020	$750K	4
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	4
THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2012	$750K	4
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Sep 2007	$750K	4
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 1997 → Sep 2003	$750K	2
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1996 → Sep 1997	$750K	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1995 → Sep 1996	$750K	2
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	Sep 1994 → Sep 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

10 S RIVERSIDE PLZ STE 875

Top corridor

IL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john willis — 17 carriers: USDOT 220940 USDOT 343586 USDOT 344009 USDOT 802705 USDOT 979752 USDOT 1226367 USDOT 1754117 USDOT 2311693

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10 S RIVERSIDE PLZ STE 875, CHICAGO, IL, 60606
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 489-6688
Cell: (773) 447-4490
Email: info@arrowmessenger.com
Web domain: arrowmessenger.com

Registration

Officers: John Willis · Mike Kleeman
USDOT / docket: 289363 · MC-210944
First registered: Apr 2, 1987
Last MCS-150: Mar 30, 2026 · 35,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 74385238

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

35,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC.

ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC (USDOT 289363) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 289363, and its motor carrier number is MC-210944.

Is ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC's safety record?

ARROW MESSENGER SERVICE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.