Carrier profile · USDOT 3523430 · MC-1170351 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Upshift Logistics Inc

7 power unitsavg 8.3 yrNational · 32 statesTOWER LAKES, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1170351 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

56 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 445-1336 Email dispatchoffice@upshiftlogisticsinc.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

99 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 99 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 6.1 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

93 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 12

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

≈7.1 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 99
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.1 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 Driving65 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance39 · 15 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 10 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 8 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 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 / 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’21–’23

Northland’23–’24

Bricktown Specialty’24–’24

Concert Specialty’25–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Oct 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	4
BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 56
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

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

70.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

TOWER LAKES, IL

25924 N IL ROUTE 59

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 9 · CO 8 · MS 5

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: 13 trucks also ran under 12 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4282451 USDOT 4441775 USDOT 3747010 USDOT 4288838 USDOT 3754628 USDOT 4110660 USDOT 2562511 USDOT 3700808Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (90 trucks · 106 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1999264 USDOT 4282451 USDOT 4371311 USDOT 4441775 USDOT 54283 USDOT 1921535 USDOT 3720632 USDOT 4038685

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: 25924 N IL ROUTE 59, TOWER LAKES, IL, 60010
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 445-1336
Email: office@upshiftlogisticsinc.com
Web domain: upshiftlogisticsinc.com

Registration

Officer: Aleksandar Nikolov
USDOT / docket: 3523430 · MC-1170351
First registered: Nov 18, 2020
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 685,000 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

685,000

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 UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC.

UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3523430) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 99 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 99 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 3523430, and its motor carrier number is MC-1170351.

Is UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 146 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC based?

UPSHIFT LOGISTICS INC is based in TOWER LAKES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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