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Carrier profile · USDOT 2861789 · MC-959071 · Updated 06/13/2026

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC

23 power unitsavg 8.8 yrNational · 28 statesCRESTWOOD, IL

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-959071 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 495-2677 Email dispatchfreightwayllc@gmail.com

Carrier verification summary for FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) has a 26.1% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) reports 23 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 02/21/2025.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.1% vs the 22.3% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$1M

on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

26.1

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

26.1

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark computing.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

84 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 46 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 15.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

≈1.8 / 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: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 84
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 on filegeneral-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

$750k BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’18

Knightbrook’18–’19

Milford’19–’20

Sentry Select’20–’21

American Inter-fidelity’21–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since Sep 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Sep 2021 → Sep 2025	$750k	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750k	1
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750k	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750k	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$750k	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Sep 2016	$750k	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

52%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

CRESTWOOD, IL

4545 137TH STREET

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IL

NM 9 · IL 9 · MO 8

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: 10 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 180743 USDOT 1341562 USDOT 1447100 USDOT 2869210 USDOT 2926989 USDOT 2486192 USDOT 3432522 USDOT 4055743Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (41 trucks · 45 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264184 USDOT 3350642 USDOT 3641869 USDOT 3953108 USDOT 2416696 USDOT 2486192 USDOT 3795833 USDOT 606920

Shares a company officer with other carriers

igor cvetanovski — 3 carriers: USDOT 2269858 USDOT 3239343

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4545 137TH STREET, CRESTWOOD, IL, 60418
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (989) 495-2677
Cell: (630) 870-7655
Fax: (630) 283-2219
Email: freightwayllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Igor Cvetanovski
USDOT / docket: 2861789 · MC-959071
First registered: 03/05/2016
Last MCS-150: 02/21/2025 · 1,607,684 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

1,607,684

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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Frequently asked

What is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 2861789, and its motor carrier number is MC-959071.

Is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC has a 26.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 103 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).