Carrier profile · USDOT 2861789 · MC-959071 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Freight Way Logistics LLC

23 power unitsavg 8.9 yrNational · 28 statesCRESTWOOD, IL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-959071 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

47 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 495-2677 Email dispatchfreightwayllc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.7%

▲ 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

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

84 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.4% · 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 16.1 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

83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 7

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

≈1.8 / 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: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 84
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Spirit Commercial’16–’18

Knightbrook’18–’19

Milford’19–’20

Sentry Select’20–’21

American Inter-fidelity’21–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since Sep 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Sep 2021 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Sep 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 47
Trailers (towed): 41

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

68.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

CRESTWOOD, IL

4545 137TH STREET

Top corridor

IL 10 · NM 9 · MO 8

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: 12 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2486192 USDOT 4248246 USDOT 180743 USDOT 1341562 USDOT 3514613 USDOT 3514668 USDOT 1447100 USDOT 2869210Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (48 trucks · 54 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2416696 USDOT 2486192 USDOT 3795833 USDOT 4248246 USDOT 264184 USDOT 3350642 USDOT 3641869 USDOT 3953108

Shares a company officer with other carriers

igor cvetanovski — 3 carriers: USDOT 2269858 USDOT 3239343

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

Location

Physical address: 4545 137TH STREET, CRESTWOOD, IL, 60418
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (989) 495-2677
Fax: (630) 283-2219
Email: freightwayllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Igor Cvetanovski
USDOT / docket: 2861789 · MC-959071
First registered: Mar 5, 2016
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2026 · 1,724,980 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

1,724,980

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 WAY LOGISTICS LLC.

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2861789) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE effective Sep 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 84 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 84 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 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 30, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 27, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 2861789, and its motor carrier number is MC-959071.

Is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC has a 26.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC operates 23 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC based?

FREIGHT WAY LOGISTICS LLC is based in CRESTWOOD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 28 states.

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