Carrier profile · USDOT 3575439 · MC-1205833 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Elk Freight Inc

123 power unitsavg 5.9 yrNational · 21 statesKANSAS CITY, KS93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1205833 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

123Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 517-4373 Email dispatchelkfreight1975@elkfreightinc.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 · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

123 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 8.5 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

57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 123-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 123
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Southeastern’21–now

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Feb 2025	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 123
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

KANSAS CITY, KS

100 S 10TH ST

Top corridor

CA ⇄ KS

CA 8 · OH 7 · PA 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: 21 trucks also ran under 22 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 172954 USDOT 2596713 USDOT 3729595 USDOT 4236189 USDOT 3229028 USDOT 4459095 USDOT 3503232 USDOT 3867923Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (52 trucks · 82 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2993806 USDOT 3229028 USDOT 3292730 USDOT 3832324 USDOT 3867923 USDOT 1606155 USDOT 2581938 USDOT 4099332

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

123

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 100 S 10TH ST, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66102-5516
Mailing address: 190 BAY 46 TH STREET FL 2, BROOKLYN, NY, 11214
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 517-4373
Email: elkfreight1975@elkfreightinc.com
Web domain: elkfreightinc.com

Registration

Officers: Ralph Johnson · Melissa Johnson
USDOT / docket: 3575439 · MC-1205833
First registered: May 16, 2026
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2026 · 11,550,600 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

123

Power units

123

Drivers

123

CDL drivers

11,550,600

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 ELK FREIGHT INC.

ELK FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3575439) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 123 power units and 123 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 ELK FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

ELK FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 3575439, and its motor carrier number is MC-1205833.

Is ELK FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is ELK FREIGHT INC's safety record?

ELK FREIGHT INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 57 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ELK FREIGHT INC's fleet?

ELK FREIGHT INC operates 123 power units and 123 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELK FREIGHT INC based?

ELK FREIGHT INC is based in KANSAS CITY, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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