Carrier profile · USDOT 3711291 · MC-1302609 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Moondog Freight Inc

125 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 37 statesCHICAGO, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1302609 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

125Power units

76 observed · MCS-150

95Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 635-8878 Email dispatchmoondogfreight@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.8% 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

125 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

154 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 73 vehicle and 154 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

34.4% · 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 15.1 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

149 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 20

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 125-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 125
Inspections · 24 mo: 154
Annualized: ≈77 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving64 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 22 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

North America’22–’22

Artisan Truckers’22–’23

Knight Specialty’23–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Sep 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Apr 2022 → Oct 2022	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 125
Observed power (24 mo): 76
Trailers (towed): 95

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

75.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 37 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

154

CA busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

6509 N HAMILTON AVE APT 3N

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 22 · NM 10 · MO 9

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: 44 trucks also ran under 35 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3935634 USDOT 4168399 USDOT 4381436 USDOT 4006166 USDOT 3127668 USDOT 4298407 USDOT 3136936 USDOT 4239976Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 160 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3457417 USDOT 3556480 USDOT 3627794 USDOT 3939952 USDOT 4324691 USDOT 2523551 USDOT 4006166 USDOT 4168399

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

125

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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: 6509 N HAMILTON AVE APT 3N, CHICAGO, IL, 60645
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (630) 635-8878
Email: moondogfreight@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Azimov Makhammatzhon
USDOT / docket: 3711291 · MC-1302609
First registered: Aug 27, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 6,916,462 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

125

Power units

125

Drivers

125

CDL drivers

6,916,462

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 MOONDOG FREIGHT INC.

MOONDOG FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3711291) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Sep 18, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 154 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 73 vehicle-level and 154 driver-level — across 37 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 125 power units and 125 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOONDOG FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

MOONDOG FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 3711291, and its motor carrier number is MC-1302609.

Is MOONDOG FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MOONDOG FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOONDOG FREIGHT INC's safety record?

MOONDOG FREIGHT INC has a 35.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 198 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is MOONDOG FREIGHT INC's fleet?

MOONDOG FREIGHT INC operates 125 power units and 125 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MOONDOG FREIGHT INC based?

MOONDOG FREIGHT INC is based in CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 37 states.

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