Carrier profile · USDOT 377638 · MC-225752 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC

25 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 16 statesFRIEND, NE88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-225752 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 869-0407 Email dispatchDAVIDSCHLUTER@FRIENDFREIGHTWAYSINC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 92 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 25-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’94–’03

Employers’10–’15

Farmland’15–’20

Sentry Select’22–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2010 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2008	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 2003	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

62.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

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

Home base

FRIEND, NE

616 US HIGHWAY 6

Top corridor

NE 11 · CA 6 · KS 4

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: 5 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3041184 USDOT 2374743Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2640739 USDOT 3050854 USDOT 2374743 USDOT 3041184 USDOT 3363021 USDOT 733 USDOT 908846 USDOT 3947862

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 616 US HIGHWAY 6, FRIEND, NE, 68359
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 869-0407
Fax: (402) 947-8921
Email: davidschluter@friendfreightwaysinc.com
Web domain: friendfreightwaysinc.com

Registration

Officers: David Schluter · Norman Schluter
USDOT / docket: 377638 · MC-225752
First registered: Jan 9, 1990
Last MCS-150: Aug 18, 2025 · 3,417,011 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 31, 2017
D-U-N-S: 607362464

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,417,011

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC.

FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC (USDOT 377638) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 31, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC's USDOT number?

FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC's USDOT number is 377638, and its motor carrier number is MC-225752.

Is FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC's safety record?

FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 92 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).