Carrier profile · USDOT 723597 · MC-331642 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Essential Freight Systems Inc

10 power unitsavg 3.6 yrRegional · 4 statesNORTHFIELD CENTER, OH100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-331642 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2019–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 468-5898 Email dispatchwskinner@innlogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 37 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2019–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.8%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 — 16 vehicle and 24 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 25.0 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Interstate’02–’08

Cincinnati’16–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2012	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2008	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2002 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2000 → Feb 2000	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1999 → Apr 1999	$750K	2
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Feb 1999 → Feb 2000	$750K	1
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1998 → Feb 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

29.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

NORTHFIELD CENTER, OH

201 E TWINSBURG RD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ OH

NY 12 · OH 9 · MD 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1386613Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3384697 USDOT 1386613 USDOT 3094914

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@innlogistics.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2113456

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bill skinner — 2 carriers: USDOT 4031401

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: 201 E TWINSBURG RD, NORTHFIELD CENTER, OH, 44067
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 468-5898
Fax: (330) 468-5893
Email: wskinner@innlogistics.com
Web domain: innlogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Bill Skinner
USDOT / docket: 723597 · MC-331642
First registered: Jan 8, 1998
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 1,313,904 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2015
D-U-N-S: 9973395

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,313,904

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 ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 723597) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

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

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 723597, and its motor carrier number is MC-331642.

Is ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 18.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?

ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in NORTHFIELD CENTER, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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