Chicago Air Freight Inc
DBA NA
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
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.
- Registered power units
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 2
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 25, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 26 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2024 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2017 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 14, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2014 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |