Carrier profile · USDOT 3504979 · MC-1344491 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Taf Freight LLC

35 power unitsavg 5.1 yrNational · 24 statesINDIAN HEAD PARK, IL75/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-1344491 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 675-7209 Email dispatchinfo@taffreight.com

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

69 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 69 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.4% · 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 5.7 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

69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 8

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 35-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 69
Annualized: ≈35 / 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’20–’22

Knightbrook’22–’23

Everspan’23–’24

Artisan Truckers’24–’25

Berkley’25–’26

2020202220242026now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Feb 2022	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

80.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL

6804 JOLIET RD APT 4J

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IL

TX 10 · IN 8 · TN 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: 17 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2479620 USDOT 3611966 USDOT 3123736 USDOT 2924702 USDOT 4306964 USDOT 4217559 USDOT 1709412 USDOT 4505236Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (64 trucks · 71 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2580911 USDOT 2850569 USDOT 3451646 USDOT 3701938 USDOT 4129430 USDOT 3796331 USDOT 3797663 USDOT 4217559

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@taffreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3768646

Shares a company officer with other carriers

filip novakovic — 2 carriers: USDOT 3768646

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: 6804 JOLIET RD APT 4J, INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL, 60525
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 675-7209
Email: info@taffreight.com
Web domain: taffreight.com

Registration

Officer: Filip Novakovic
USDOT / docket: 3504979 · MC-1344491
First registered: Oct 14, 2020
Last MCS-150: Mar 25, 2026 · 104,386 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

104,386

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 TAF FREIGHT LLC.

TAF FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3504979) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 27, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier received 69 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 69 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 27, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAF FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

TAF FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 3504979, and its motor carrier number is MC-1344491.

Is TAF FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 27, 2026, TAF FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TAF FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

TAF FREIGHT LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 72 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is TAF FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

TAF FREIGHT LLC operates 35 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TAF FREIGHT LLC based?

TAF FREIGHT LLC is based in INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 24 states.

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