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Dayton Freight Lines Inc

USDOT 273301 · MC189528 · Dayton, OH · dba Dayton Freight

Census 2026-11-01 Licensing & insurance 2026-11-01 Inspections 2026-10-13

FMCSA licensing shows active Motor Carrier of Property authority on MC189528, as of 2026-11-01. Active authority is the first check, not the last: the liability filing behind it, the out-of-service record and the authority's own history are what decide a tender, and they are in the report below.

Registration

USDOT number	273301
MC docket	MC189528
Operating authority	Active — Motor Carrier of Property (MC189528)
Insurance filings on record	1 — insurer, coverage and dates in the report
Location	Dayton, Ohio
Power units / drivers	2,278 / 2,650
MCS-150 last updated	Jan 23, 2026
Reported annual mileage	158,752,007 (2025)
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory — last compliance review Mar 28, 2007
Hazmat	Yes

Cargo carried

Declared on this carrier's MCS-150: general freight, household goods (movers), liquids and gases (tankers), building materials, machinery, large objects, dry bulk, chemicals, grain, feed, hay, logs, poles, beams, lumber, oilfield equipment, construction, beverages, paper products, metal sheets, coils, rolls, utility, farm supplies, us mail, other.

Roadside record, last 24 months

Roadside inspections	1,239
Reportable crashes	113
Out-of-service results	driver and vehicle rates against the national rate, in the report
Violations by category	unsafe driving, hours of service, driver fitness, substances, maintenance, hazmat — in the report

Counts from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System input files, vintage 2026-10-13. FMCSA crash records do not assign fault, and an inspection count on its own says nothing about outcomes — the out-of-service rates are what a broker reads.

The full record on Dayton Freight Lines Inc — $49

This page is the free snapshot FMCSA publishes. Here is what we hold on this carrier that it does not show:

A tender verdict — and, when the entity holds more than one docket, which one to tender under
The liability filing against the $1,000,000 FMCSA requires — amount, insurer and whether it is current
1 insurance filing — insurer, form, coverage, effective and cancellation dates
1 operating-authority event — grants, reinstatements, suspensions and revocations with dates
Out-of-service rates across 1,239 inspections, driver and vehicle, against the national rate, plus violations by category
1 other active USDOT number sharing this carrier's phone or street address, named
The contact details on record — phone, email and company officer, to match against whoever is emailing you

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Official records

Everything above comes from FMCSA's published files. Check it at the source: SAFER snapshot · SMS safety record · Licensing & Insurance

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