Carrier profile · USDOT 2524985 · MC-876896 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Friendly Freight Inc

15 power unitsavg 11.3 yrMulti-region · 14 statesONTARIO, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-876896 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

48Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 330-0025 Email dispatchfriendlyfreightsafety@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

116 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 89 vehicle and 116 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 19.7 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

108 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 116
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance38 · 18 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance33 · 12 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance33 · 22 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance31 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Liability’17–’20

Hallmark’20–’22

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2022

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2020	$750K	8
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2016 → Aug 2017	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 48

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

94.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

116

NM busiest

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

Home base

ONTARIO, CA

1700 S MILLIKEN AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 37 · AZ 28 · CA 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 16 trucks also ran under 12 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3063956 USDOT 4428093 USDOT 3192330 USDOT 3869129 USDOT 2899987 USDOT 4409645 USDOT 2056952 USDOT 3319116Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 41 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3175329 USDOT 3347281 USDOT 3430868 USDOT 3442109 USDOT 3722650 USDOT 2899987 USDOT 3319116 USDOT 3717231

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1700 S MILLIKEN AVE, ONTARIO, CA, 91761
Mailing address: PO BOX 1379, COVINA, CA, 91722
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 330-0025
Email: friendlyfreightsafety@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ernesto Chavez
USDOT / docket: 2524985 · MC-876896
First registered: Jul 17, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 26, 2026 · 2,747,003 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 18, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,747,003

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 FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC.

FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2524985) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 20, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 116 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 89 vehicle-level and 116 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 18, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2524985, and its motor carrier number is MC-876896.

Is FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC's safety record?

FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC has a 40.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 169 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC's fleet?

FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC operates 15 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC based?

FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC is based in ONTARIO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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