Carrier profile · USDOT 3005294 · MC-26226 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Cleveland Fr8t Systems LLC

9 power unitsavg 7.7 yrRegional · 5 statesGARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-26226 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 474-4345 Email dispatchclevelandfr8tops@outlook.com

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 33.3 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving14 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Continental’17–’20

Eastern Atlantic’20–’22

Progressive Preferred’23–’24

Southlake Specialty’24–’25

Texas’25–’26

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	2
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Jul 2022	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2017 → Sep 2020	$750K	17

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

56.0%

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

OH busiest

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

Home base

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH

7525 GRANGER RD

Top corridor

OH 12 · IN 4 · KY 2

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 86876 USDOT 3718174 USDOT 3158760 USDOT 3381327Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 703852 USDOT 86876 USDOT 3718174 USDOT 3158760 USDOT 3381327 USDOT 1200996 USDOT 515372 USDOT 798981

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william kramer — 9 carriers: USDOT 560681 USDOT 1120067 USDOT 1524532 USDOT 1764890 USDOT 1896705 USDOT 2362123 USDOT 2462932 USDOT 3117232

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7525 GRANGER RD, GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH, 44125
Mailing address: PO BOX 33161, NORTH ROYALTON, OH, 44133
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (216) 474-4345
Fax: (216) 474-4334
Email: clevelandfr8tops@outlook.com

Registration

Officers: William Kramer · Christina Rose
USDOT / docket: 3005294 · MC-26226
First registered: May 8, 2017
Last MCS-150: Mar 7, 2025 · 96,253 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 8, 2020
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

96,253

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 CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC.

CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 3005294) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 8, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC's USDOT number?

CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC's USDOT number is 3005294, and its motor carrier number is MC-26226.

Is CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC's safety record?

CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC's fleet?

CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC operates 9 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC based?

CLEVELAND FR8T SYSTEMS LLC is based in GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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