Carrier profile · USDOT 3490679 · MC-1148755 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Right Way Freight System Inc

20 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 6 statesWARREN, MI94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1148755 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(248) 429-2213 Email dispatchrightwayfreightsystem@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.8% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2014–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 34 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 20.0 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe 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: None
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 ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Amerisure’20–’23

North River’23–’24

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

WARREN, MI

2144 E 11 MILE RD

Top corridor

MI 9 · AR 8 · TX 6

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: 2 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 3168413 USDOT 1246253Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1246253 USDOT 1880349 USDOT 3168413 USDOT 63585

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mark essa — 3 carriers: USDOT 4492932 USDOT 4536123

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2144 E 11 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48091
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (248) 429-2213
Email: rightwayfreightsystem@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Mark Essa
USDOT / docket: 3490679 · MC-1148755
First registered: Sep 21, 2020
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 2,440,056 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

2,440,056

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 RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC.

RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 3490679) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number?

RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number is 3490679, and its motor carrier number is MC-1148755.

Is RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's safety record?

RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC has a 5.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 51 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's fleet?

RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC based?

RIGHT WAY FREIGHT SYSTEM INC is based in WARREN, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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