Carrier profile · USDOT 915972 · MC-243057 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Union Freightways Carriers Ltd

69 power unitsavg 11.9 yrRegional · 5 statesBELLWOOD, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-243057 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

69Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

44Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 379-9700 Email dispatchinfo@granetransportation.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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

69 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

59 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.1%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 — 21 vehicle and 59 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 3.6 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

56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6

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 69-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 69
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active
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 ’17 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’94–’99

Transcontinental’01–’06

Great West’07–’17

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2017	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2007 → Apr 2017	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$1M	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → Apr 2006	$1M	2
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1994 → Dec 1999	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 69
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 44

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

16.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

BELLWOOD, IL

950 S 25TH AVE

Top corridor

IL 27 · IN 19 · WI 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: 4 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3147342 USDOT 4337673 USDOT 3474289 USDOT 801828 USDOT 76764Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3147342 USDOT 4337673 USDOT 3419531 USDOT 4251085 USDOT 1930140 USDOT 186375 USDOT 801828 USDOT 76764

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@granetransportation.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 76764 USDOT 1335049 USDOT 1335056 USDOT 1351661 USDOT 2213727

Shares a company officer with other carriers

allan grane — 3 carriers: USDOT 76764 USDOT 1481143

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: 950 S 25TH AVE, BELLWOOD, IL, 60104
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 379-9700
Fax: (773) 854-2266
Email: info@granetransportation.com
Web domain: granetransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Allan Grane · Paul Grane
USDOT / docket: 915972 · MC-243057
First registered: Nov 14, 2000
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2025 · 2,557,346 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 6, 1989
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,557,346

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 UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD.

UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD (USDOT 915972) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 59 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 69 power units and 77 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 6, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD's USDOT number?

UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD's USDOT number is 915972, and its motor carrier number is MC-243057.

Is UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD's safety record?

UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD has a 38.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 92 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD's fleet?

UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD operates 69 power units and 77 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD based?

UNION FREIGHTWAYS CARRIERS LTD is based in BELLWOOD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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