Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA PROGRESS FREIGHT
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) has a 25.0% 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.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) reports 7 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 01/27/2026.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2461052) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.3 yr
Model years 2002–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 2461052, and its motor carrier number is MC-850832.
As of 2026-06-13, PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC operates 7 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
PROGRESS FREIGHT LLC is based in DES PLAINES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.
Comparable carriers around Des Plaines and across Illinois
16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
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 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jan 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2017 → Jan 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2014 → Jan 2017 | $750k | 2 |
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 8 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
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
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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