Carrier profile · USDOT 3537684 · MC-1180011 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

Pilot Freight LLC

10 power unitsavg 10 yrNational · 21 statesLANSING, IL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1180011 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 230-1516 Email dispatchpilotfreight2020@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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-mo28.6%

▲ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 17.3 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

41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5

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

≈2.2 / 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: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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$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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’21–’23

Concert Specialty’23–’25

Texas’25–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	1

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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): 19
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

88.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

LANSING, IL

2109 BERNICE ROAD

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 8 · TN 7 · OH 3

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 3846446Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2115832 USDOT 2132649 USDOT 3434448 USDOT 3248941 USDOT 3509524 USDOT 2303120 USDOT 3100609 USDOT 2499224

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bozidar teovski — 4 carriers: USDOT 940510 USDOT 1322682 USDOT 2407342

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2109 BERNICE ROAD, LANSING, IL, 60438
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 230-1516
Email: pilotfreight2020@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Bozidar Teovski
USDOT / docket: 3537684 · MC-1180011
First registered: Dec 17, 2020
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 1,097,204 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

1,097,204

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 PILOT FREIGHT LLC.

PILOT FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3537684) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 18, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 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 Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PILOT FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

PILOT FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 3537684, and its motor carrier number is MC-1180011.

Is PILOT FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 13, 2026, PILOT FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PILOT FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

PILOT FREIGHT LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PILOT FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

PILOT FREIGHT LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PILOT FREIGHT LLC based?

PILOT FREIGHT LLC is based in LANSING, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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