FREIGHT UNITED INC

Naperville, IL · Interstate · 179 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Oct 3, 2013 (13 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC842973: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
24.4%
90 of 369 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC842973 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC842973—Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy DC91014301 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 26, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

673inspections
24.4%vehicle out-of-service
90 of 369 · Illinois avg 24.1%
4.3%driver out-of-service
29 of 672 · Illinois avg 4.4%
719violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 15, 2026OK115Yes
Oct 15, 2026WY30No
Oct 14, 2026WY30No
Oct 14, 2026OK30No
Oct 14, 2026NM21Yes
Oct 13, 2026NM31No
Oct 12, 2026UT13No
Oct 11, 2026OK17Yes
Oct 11, 2026AL31Yes
Oct 10, 2026NM21No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,261 vehicle and 387,726 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

516 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 130 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 719 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance32310162.6%60.9%
Unsafe Driving118022.9%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance571211.0%14.8%
Driver Fitness16153.1%3.6%
Hazardous Materials Compliance220.4%0.5%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
2929
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
170
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
170
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
130
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
120
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS4
120
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
120
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
100
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
99
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
91

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

29crashes
2fatal
6injury
21tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Sep 21, 2026Ontario, CA01
Sep 1, 2026Palmer, MA13
Jul 1, 2026La Grange, KY00
Jun 2, 2026Concord (Township Of), OH01
May 28, 2026Not Reported, NV00
Apr 17, 2026Not Reported, VA00
Apr 17, 2026Rural, LA00
Apr 12, 2026Unincorporated, FL00
Apr 11, 2026Not Reported, CO02
Apr 2, 2026Prairie View, MN00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2443160
MC / docketMC842973
Legal nameFREIGHT UNITED INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units179
Drivers182
Annual mileage27,013,675 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedOct 3, 2013 · 13 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 24, 2026

Cargo carried

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Questions about FREIGHT UNITED INC

What does FREIGHT UNITED INC's operating authority allow?

MC842973: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about FREIGHT UNITED INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking FREIGHT UNITED INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2443160. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (331) 262-7401, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC842973, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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