Carrier profile · USDOT 3961218 · MC-1477337 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Lay Freight LLC

20 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 24 statesFORT WAYNE, IN82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1477337 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

57 observed · MCS-150

99Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 230-1818 Email dispatchinfo@layfreight.com

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 114 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.4%

▼ 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

Lessor pool

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

113 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 72 vehicle and 113 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

24.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 20.9 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

113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 18

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 113
Annualized: ≈57 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness5 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Southeastern’22–’24

Bricktown Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 57
Trailers (towed): 99

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

68.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

113

NM busiest

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

Home base

FORT WAYNE, IN

2828 CASTLE DR

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IN

NM 30 · CA 25 · PA 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: 31 trucks also ran under 24 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2528187 USDOT 3089095 USDOT 3706719 USDOT 3241957 USDOT 3953842 USDOT 4105945 USDOT 3675932 USDOT 4345581Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 141 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3240969 USDOT 3606949 USDOT 3713255 USDOT 3782379 USDOT 4338349 USDOT 2570540 USDOT 3368628 USDOT 3814241

Shares a company officer with other carriers

a thy lay — 2 carriers: USDOT 3890885

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2828 CASTLE DR, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46816
Mailing address: PO BOX 6346, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46896
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (260) 230-1818
Fax: (260) 230-1820
Email: info@layfreight.com
Web domain: layfreight.com

Registration

Officers: A Thy Lay · Sai Foe Lar
USDOT / docket: 3961218 · MC-1477337
First registered: Sep 28, 2022
Last MCS-150: Dec 3, 2025 · 5,022,710 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,022,710

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 LAY FREIGHT LLC.

LAY FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3961218) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 113 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 72 vehicle-level and 113 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 16, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 3, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAY FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

LAY FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 3961218, and its motor carrier number is MC-1477337.

Is LAY FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, LAY FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LAY FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

LAY FREIGHT LLC has a 19.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 114 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is LAY FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

LAY FREIGHT LLC operates 20 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LAY FREIGHT LLC based?

LAY FREIGHT LLC is based in FORT WAYNE, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 24 states.

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