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21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA NA
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Lessor pool
21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
5.8 yr
Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
15 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
CHICAGO AIR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2106977) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Aug 23, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 21 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 3, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
CHICAGO AIR FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2106977, and its motor carrier number is MC-734807.
As of Jul 18, 2026, CHICAGO AIR FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
CHICAGO AIR FREIGHT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections 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.
CHICAGO AIR FREIGHT INC operates 21 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
CHICAGO AIR FREIGHT INC is based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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2 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
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
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Aug 2024
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Aug 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Jun 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Sep 2021 | $1M | 2 |
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2019 → Sep 2021 | $1M | 2 |
| AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE | Sep 2016 → Sep 2019 | $1M | 4 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Sep 2015 → Sep 2016 | $1M | 1 |
| NGM INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2013 → Sep 2015 | $1M | 6 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Sep 2012 → Sep 2013 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2011 → Sep 2012 | $1M | 3 |
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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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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