Carrier profile · USDOT 378765 · MC-224921 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DEAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC

1 power unitPITTSBURGH, PA70/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-224921 BROKER ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(412) 531-8006 Email dispatchdnfc.steve@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityEstablished 37 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National City’04–’13

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PA	Mar 2004 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1994 → Jul 1996	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PITTSBURGH, PA

520 WASHINGTON RD APT 205

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 520 WASHINGTON RD APT 205, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15228
Mailing address: P O BOX 14851, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15234
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (412) 531-8006
Cell: (412) 901-0014
Fax: (412) 531-8022
Email: dnfc.steve@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Stephen A Rozman · Lawrence P Dean
USDOT / docket: 378765 · MC-224921
First registered: Jan 19, 1990
Last MCS-150: Mar 22, 2026 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 609172341

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 DEAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC.

DEAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC (USDOT 378765) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.