Carrier profile · USDOT 2838469 · MC-950199 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Pigeon Freight Services Inc

1 power unitavg 3.5 yrLocal · 2 statesCHICAGO, IL82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-950199 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

2022–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 262-9800 Email dispatchsafety@pigeonfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 390 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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 peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 2022–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

79 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.5% · 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 7.0 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving138 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance55 · 42 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’18

County Hall’18–’19

Milford’19–’20

State National’20–’22

Transverse’22–’23

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 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 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2023	$750K	2
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	3
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jun 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2022

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Mexico: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

6418 N ALBANY AVE APT 3E

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IL

NM 1 · VA 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 977650 USDOT 3332232 USDOT 3436146 USDOT 3705022 USDOT 2462206 USDOT 3013981 USDOT 3729595 USDOT 1730271

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6418 N ALBANY AVE APT 3E, CHICAGO, IL, 60645
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 262-9800
Fax: (847) 238-8567
Email: safety@pigeonfreight.com
Web domain: pigeonfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Iryna Melenchenko
USDOT / docket: 2838469 · MC-950199
First registered: Jan 13, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jan 18, 2025 · 5,000,000 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

5,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 1 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

0violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 1inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 1

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

n/aOct 25 to Apr 260 / 0

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC.

PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC (USDOT 2838469) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 18, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2838469, and its motor carrier number is MC-950199.

Is PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC's safety record?

PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 390 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC's fleet?

PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC based?

PIGEON FREIGHT SERVICES INC is based in CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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