Carrier profile · USDOT 2442470 · MC-670036 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Classic Freight LLC

19 power unitsavg 11.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesWALTON, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-670036 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(859) 485-3406 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 2000–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

8 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
14 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 20, 2026.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

80.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 55.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’19 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Occidental Fire’09–’16

Westfield’16–’18

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2019

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2009 → Feb 2016	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Mexico: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections

Home base

WALTON, KY

11920 OLD LEXINGTON PIKE

Most inspections: NM

3 inspections

NM 3 · KY 3 · AZ 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 223337Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3434781 USDOT 3579470 USDOT 782294 USDOT 223337 USDOT 635676 USDOT 3419488

Shares a company officer with other carriers

damon smith — 7 carriers: USDOT 1666331 USDOT 3150623 USDOT 3310693 USDOT 3586214 USDOT 4332648 USDOT 4477437

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 11920 OLD LEXINGTON PIKE, WALTON, KY, 41094
Mailing address: PO BOX 313, WALTON, KY, 41094
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (859) 485-3406
Fax: (859) 485-3405
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: classicfreightky.com

Registration

Officer: Damon Smith
USDOT / docket: 2442470 · MC-670036
First registered: Oct 1, 2013
Last MCS-150: Dec 5, 2025 · 1,326,219 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.66
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,326,219

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

28violation records

5OOS-tagged records

4 of 8inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

70%0 / 7

Hours of service

70%0 / 7

Other vehicle maintenance

667%4 / 6

Lights

425%1 / 4

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

75%May 26 to Nov 263 / 4

Top 3 codes (9 of 28 records)

393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-VBF Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

Before you tender

Ask for current records for the assigned equipment and driver.

Brakes

Request current brake repair and follow-up inspection records for the assigned equipment.

Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC.

CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2442470) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 17, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 5, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 2442470, and its motor carrier number is MC-670036.

Is CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

CLASSIC FREIGHT LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).