Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
3.3 yr
Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
10 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC (USDOT 2831066) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier has 2 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 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2831066, and its motor carrier number is MC-945957.
As of Aug 20, 2026, DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC has a 13.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC operates 9 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC is based in CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.
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25 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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 5
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 continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2023 → Aug 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2022 → Aug 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2021 → Oct 2022 | $750K | 2 |
| PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2020 → Aug 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2019 → Aug 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2019 → Jul 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2018 → Jan 2019 | $750K | 2 |
| SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC | Jan 2017 → Jan 2018 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Jan 2016 → 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 14 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
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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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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