Carrier profile · USDOT 2579280 · MC-902773 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Freight & Auto Transport Inc

5 power unitsavg 6.3 yrMulti-region · 11 statesLEMONT, IL51/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-902773 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 580-0788 Email dispatchfreightandautotransport@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 10.0 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Spirit Commercial’15–’19

County Hall’19–’21

Watford’22–’24

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2026 → May 2026	$1M	1
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2022 → Mar 2022	$1M	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2024	$1M	1
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$1M	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Mar 2019 → Mar 2021	$1M	4
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Mar 2015 → Mar 2019	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

LEMONT, IL

13511 MAIN ST UNIT 103

Top corridor

IA ⇄ IL

IA 2 · OH 1 · MS 1

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 2486593 USDOT 2471915Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1014498 USDOT 2486593 USDOT 2452740 USDOT 3507729 USDOT 626231 USDOT 2471915 USDOT 4393291 USDOT 3456826

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: 13511 MAIN ST UNIT 103, LEMONT, IL, 60439
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 580-0788
Fax: (630) 729-3276
Email: freightandautotransport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Veronica Pletosu · Gheorghe Chiperi
USDOT / docket: 2579280 · MC-902773
First registered: Feb 10, 2015
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 607,712 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

607,712

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 & AUTO TRANSPORT INC.

FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2579280) has a Vektor safety score of 51/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2579280, and its motor carrier number is MC-902773.

Is FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 51/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC based?

FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT INC is based in LEMONT, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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