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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 577 days (since Feb 1, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

FREIGHT LEADERS INC

MERRILLVILLE, IN

DBA: FREIGHT LEADERS

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Feb 1, 2025
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 577 days (since Feb 1, 2025).
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — FREIGHT LEADERS INC (USDOT 3033290)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 577 days (since Feb 1, 2025).

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3033290/
As of: Sep 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3033290 Inactive AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NICOLETA VATRAC General Freight Cold Food Based in MERRILLVILLE, IN

FMCSA census as of Sep 1, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 58/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Feb 1, 2025.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 15.4% (better). n=33588 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since Feb 1, 2025

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3033290
In FMCSA records since Jul 31, 2017 (~9y)
Company officer NICOLETA VATRAC
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Cold Food
Fleet size 31 units
Drivers 28
Annual mileage 2,200,422 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (219) 881-8875
Email: [email protected]
Physical
8774 LOUISIANA ST
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3033290
In FMCSA records since Jul 31, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,200,422 mi
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 31 0
Trailers 0 2 29

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 16 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 0 0 0
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Power Units
31
Drivers
28
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
1
16 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 31 power units (mid-sized fleet); 28 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 33,588 ACTIVE carriers operating 15–47 power units (±50% of this carrier's 31 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 33,588 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 33,588 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -15.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
      FMCSA Company Census
Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (16 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX6ZVEHQE1WM Oct 16, 2024 TX 0 1 No No Injury
ILX002551713 Feb 26, 2022 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002547704 Feb 17, 2022 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI0000115532 Dec 8, 2021 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002241572 May 8, 2021 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA101771400X Feb 20, 2021 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0213023196 Feb 8, 2021 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0007940275 Jan 24, 2021 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0903721382 Jan 8, 2021 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002124355 Dec 29, 2020 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA010438500X Dec 3, 2020 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0903586403 May 23, 2020 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072399392 Aug 27, 2019 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000078197 Mar 3, 2019 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX56FBHQE1KR May 11, 2018 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TN0101853120 Dec 8, 2017 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC040579
INACTIVE
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC040579 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 22, 2017 MC40579-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY NISTK0020782 BIPD/Primary — Jul 13, 2024 Feb 1, 2025 CANCELLED
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY NISTK0020782 BIPD/Primary — Jul 26, 2023 Jul 13, 2024 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1977907 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2022 Jul 26, 2023 REPLACED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA 890-13-84 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2021 Sep 18, 2022 REPLACED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA TP8901384 01 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2020 Sep 18, 2021 CANCELLED
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY KBI000111-00 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2019 Sep 18, 2020 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AM600-FREILEA-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AM600-FREILEA-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2019 Sep 20, 2019 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AM600-FREILEA-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2019 Feb 16, 2019 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AM600-FREILEA-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2019 Aug 16, 2019 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AM600-FREILEA-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 16, 2017 Feb 16, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 10, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Feb 10, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. Feb 1, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jul 13, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jul 8, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Nov 22, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jul 26, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Sep 18, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  9. Sep 18, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  10. Sep 14, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Sep 18, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Sep 18, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Sep 20, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  14. Sep 18, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  15. Sep 16, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Aug 16, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  17. Aug 14, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Feb 16, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  19. Feb 16, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  20. Feb 15, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
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