Carrier profile · USDOT 2487659 · MC-861369 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Freedom Transport Inc

37 power unitsavg 9.1 yrRegional · 7 statesTALLASSEE, AL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-861369 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(334) 541-3589 Email dispatchmegschaff1@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 88 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.9%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 — 45 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · 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 3.7 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hdi Global’16–’19

Crestbrook’19–’22

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$1M	1
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$1M	1
CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$1M	3
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$1M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jan 2019	$1M	12
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2013 → Sep 2014	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

TALLASSEE, AL

5415 CHANA CREEK ROAD

Top corridor

AL 22 · GA 10 · FL 9

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 2126272 USDOT 717188

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: 5415 CHANA CREEK ROAD, TALLASSEE, AL, 36078
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (334) 541-3589
Fax: (334) 541-3584
Email: megschaff1@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Darryl Saucier · Megan Schaffner
USDOT / docket: 2487659 · MC-861369
First registered: Mar 24, 2014
Last MCS-150: Aug 28, 2025 · 1,174,758 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 80053761

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,174,758

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 FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC.

FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2487659) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 14, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 37 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 28, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2487659, and its motor carrier number is MC-861369.

Is FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC has a 8.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 88 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC operates 37 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC based?

FREEDOM TRANSPORT INC is based in TALLASSEE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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