Carrier profile · USDOT 2496294 · MC-864860 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Safeway Transportation Inc

5 power unitsPLAINFIELD, IL0/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-864860 ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERRATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(773) 663-8794 Email dispatchsafeway.inc14@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Watch · 2

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Oct 31, 2025

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’15–’16

State National’18–’21

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2021	$750K	4
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	5
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2014 → May 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PLAINFIELD, IL

23816 TALL GRASS DRIVE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 23816 TALL GRASS DRIVE, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 663-8794
Email: safeway.inc14@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Nicolae Negru
USDOT / docket: 2496294 · MC-864860
First registered: Apr 16, 2014
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 1,892,165 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 3, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 5.79
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,892,165

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 SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC.

SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2496294) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load 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 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY effective Apr 30, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 3, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2496294, and its motor carrier number is MC-864860.

Is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

How big is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC based?

SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in PLAINFIELD, IL.

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