Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is DON-BAR FREIGHT INC safe to load? DON-BAR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 289933, MC-148584) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in CHICAGO, IL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 39 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
DON-BAR FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 289933, and its motor carrier number is MC-148584.
As of 2026-06-13, DON-BAR FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DON-BAR FREIGHT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DON-BAR FREIGHT INC is based in CHICAGO, IL.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
No roadside inspections on record.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. | Jul 2019 → Jul 2022 | $1M | 3 |
| STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2016 → Jul 2019 | $1M | 3 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2013 → Jul 2016 | $1M | 7 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Mar 2012 → Mar 2013 | $1M | 3 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2011 → Mar 2012 | $1M | 1 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2008 → Mar 2010 | $1M | 4 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2005 → Mar 2008 | $1M | 3 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Mar 2004 → Mar 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | May 1995 → Apr 2004 | $1M | 3 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Oct 1994 → Aug 1995 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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