Carrier profile · USDOT 2544918 · MC-885818 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Connect Freight Inc

19 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 27 statesMARKHAM, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-885818 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

47 observed · MCS-150

56Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 570-1650 Email dispatchsafety@connectfreight.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes16 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 177 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.7%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 — 28 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 10.1 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

80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 10

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

≈2.3 / 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: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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 Driving65 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Liability’15–’17

National Union’21–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Nov 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Nov 2021 → Nov 2025	$1M	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$1M	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$1M	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2017 → Nov 2017	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2017 → Jul 2017	$1M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2017	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Feb 2015	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 47
Trailers (towed): 56

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

87.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

MARKHAM, IL

2200 W 159TH ST

Top corridor

IL 7 · MS 7 · SC 6

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: 9 trucks 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 2167609Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (79 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1855438 USDOT 2167609 USDOT 76600 USDOT 3553833 USDOT 2979890 USDOT 3795295 USDOT 3961531 USDOT 1467280

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2200 W 159TH ST, MARKHAM, IL, 60428
Mailing address: 16W361 S FRONTAGE RD STE 130, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 570-1650
Email: safety@connectfreight.net
Web domain: connectfreight.net

Registration

Officer: Milos Dimitrijevic
USDOT / docket: 2544918 · MC-885818
First registered: Sep 25, 2014
Last MCS-150: Dec 24, 2025 · 10,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000,000

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 CONNECT FREIGHT INC.

CONNECT FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2544918) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Nov 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 19 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 24, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CONNECT FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

CONNECT FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2544918, and its motor carrier number is MC-885818.

Is CONNECT FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CONNECT FREIGHT INC's safety record?

CONNECT FREIGHT INC has a 10.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 177 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CONNECT FREIGHT INC's fleet?

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

Where is CONNECT FREIGHT INC based?

CONNECT FREIGHT INC is based in MARKHAM, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 27 states.

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