Carrier profile · USDOT 1945702 · MC-692518 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Freight Contracting Services LLC

DBA FCS

1 power unitBRENTWOOD, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-692518 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(615) 834-9470 Email dispatchccannon@paladin-capital.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’09–’13

Travelers Property’13–’17

Travelers Connecticut’17–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jul 2017 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2013 → Jul 2017	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Jul 2013	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

BRENTWOOD, TN

5200 MARYLAND WAY SUITE 400

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 757161 USDOT 4176055 USDOT 1543446 USDOT 306971 USDOT 675501 USDOT 38111

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@paladin-capital.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 427439 USDOT 675501 USDOT 694331 USDOT 696877 USDOT 757161 USDOT 978310 USDOT 2952987

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris cannon — 9 carriers: USDOT 197112 USDOT 446602 USDOT 553754 USDOT 675501 USDOT 694331 USDOT 696877 USDOT 757161 USDOT 2101125

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5200 MARYLAND WAY SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD, TN, 37027
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 834-9470
Fax: (615) 620-1771
Email: ccannon@paladin-capital.com
Web domain: paladin-capital.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Cannon · Gayle Culpepper
USDOT / docket: 1945702 · MC-692518
First registered: Sep 28, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jul 18, 2025 · 49,387 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.10
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

49,387

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 FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC.

FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1945702) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1945702, and its motor carrier number is MC-692518.

Is FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC's safety record?

FREIGHT CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.