Carrier profile · USDOT 2861531 · MC-958845 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC

20 power unitsavg 15.2 yrMulti-region · 10 statesLEHI, UT80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-958845 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(801) 657-4561 Email dispatchSOUTHWESTFREIGHT16@GMAIL.COM

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.7% 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

156 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 113 vehicle and 154 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.4% · 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 7.7 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

152 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 14

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.9 / 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: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 156
Annualized: ≈78 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.9 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 Driving73 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance58 · 16 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance43 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance37 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance31 · 15 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 22 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 8 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 8 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Qualitas’16–’18

Qualitas’19–’20

United Specialty’20–’22

Southlake Specialty’22–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Mar 2026	$750K	9
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	3
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	4
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$750K	4
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Jun 2016	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

85.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

156

NM busiest

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

Home base

LEHI, UT

480 W 2100 N

Top corridor

NM ⇄ UT

NM 66 · CA 36 · AZ 32

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 1788847 USDOT 4122161Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2524985 USDOT 3125585 USDOT 3192330 USDOT 1788847 USDOT 1683041 USDOT 4122161 USDOT 3220230 USDOT 4012272

Shares a company officer with other carriers

fernando sanchez — 43 carriers: USDOT 905358 USDOT 969608 USDOT 1207273 USDOT 1434232 USDOT 1633861 USDOT 1741670 USDOT 1774162 USDOT 1897615

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: 480 W 2100 N, LEHI, UT, 84043
Mailing address: 9536 YUCCA TERRACE DR, PHELAN, CA, 92371
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (801) 657-4561
Fax: (801) 807-0806
Email: southwestfreight16@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Fernando Sanchez
USDOT / docket: 2861531 · MC-958845
First registered: Mar 4, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 1,249,160 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 13, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 1.53
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,249,160

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 SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC.

SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2861531) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 9, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 156 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 113 vehicle-level and 154 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 13, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2861531, and its motor carrier number is MC-958845.

Is SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC's safety record?

SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC has a 42.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 216 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).