Carrier profile · USDOT 652909 · MC-307437 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Challenger Freight Systems Inc

21 power unitsavg 6.2 yrRegional · 6 statesGRAPEVINE, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-307437 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 225-2836 Email dispatchtruck@challengerfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 23 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%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 — 13 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 18.1 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 4

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’01 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Ohio’97–’01

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

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

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2001	$1M	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Dec 1997 → Dec 1997	$1M	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1997 → May 2001	$1M	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Aug 1997 → Dec 1997	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1995 → Nov 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

21.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

GRAPEVINE, TX

1065 TEXAN TRAIL SUITE 100

Top corridor

TX 10 · FL 2 · GA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3584637 USDOT 2120929 USDOT 4450317 USDOT 2081551 USDOT 2545275

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@challengerfreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1765155

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bart wilson — 3 carriers: USDOT 2468209 USDOT 2500769

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 1065 TEXAN TRAIL SUITE 100, GRAPEVINE, TX, 76051
Mailing address: PO BOX 2303, GRAPEVINE, TX, 76099
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 225-2836
Fax: (817) 424-8484
Email: truck@challengerfreight.com
Web domain: challengerfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Bart Wilson · Chris Hazel
USDOT / docket: 652909 · MC-307437
First registered: Aug 1, 1996
Last MCS-150: Sep 30, 2024 · 1,432,566 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,432,566

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 CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 652909) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 30, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 652909, and its motor carrier number is MC-307437.

Is CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 21 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?

CHALLENGER FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in GRAPEVINE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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