ARMOR FREIGHT INC

Schaumburg, IL · Interstate · 46 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Apr 24, 2024 (2 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1636761: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
14.3%
1 of 7 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1636761 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (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)MC1636761PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy CA983766143 · BMC-91X
$750,000Aug 18, 2025Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

11inspections
14.3%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 7 · Illinois avg 24.1%
9.1%driver out-of-service
1 of 11 · Illinois avg 4.4%
11violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 5, 2026UT30No
Sep 19, 2026NM20No
Jul 20, 2026WA20No
May 20, 2026IA24No
Feb 19, 2026TX21No
Dec 15, 2025WY22No
Aug 18, 2025OK13Yes
Jun 25, 2025IL30No
May 19, 2025WI20No
May 2, 2025IN31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 195,384 vehicle and 387,932 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

9 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 11 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 Maintenance5155.6%60.9%
Unsafe Driving2022.2%19.8%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol1111.1%0.4%
Hours-of-Service Compliance1011.1%14.8%
9 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol be under the influence of alcohol or have any measured alcohol concentration or detected presence of alcohol while o
Alcohol · Controlled Substances/Alcohol · code 3925A2IP
11
Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap
Fuel Systems · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39367C7VF
11
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524C2IIELDTN
10
State/Local Laws - Improper lane change
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLILC
10
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
10
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2PC
10
Air Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39348ABIAD
10
CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355C2
10
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
1injury
0tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Mar 14, 2025Canton, MA01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number4230714
MC / docketMC1636761
Legal nameARMOR FREIGHT INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units46
Drivers45
Annual mileage1,200,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedApr 24, 2024 · 2 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateFeb 21, 2025

Cargo carried

General Freight

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about ARMOR FREIGHT INC

What does ARMOR FREIGHT INC's operating authority allow?

MC1636761: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about ARMOR FREIGHT 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 ARMOR FREIGHT INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4230714. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (224) 829-9528, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1636761, 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 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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