ELK FREIGHT INC

KANSAS CITY, KS

Joins 62 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (National Specialty Insurance Company) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · Aug 23, 2026

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 7.30% vs peer 0.80% · Vehicle 31.3% vs peer 15.4% Details →

On file

2 active operating authorities
Active insurance on file National Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — ELK FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3575439)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 7.30% vs peer 0.80% · Vehicle 31.3% vs peer 15.4%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — National Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3575439/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
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USDOT 3575439 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RALPH JOHNSON Company officer 2: MELISSA JOHNSON General Freight Based in KANSAS CITY, KS

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 7.3% vs peer median 0.8% (worse). Vehicle OOS 31.3% vs peer median 15.4% (worse). n=8044 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: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Power Units +115 (8 → 123) · Jun 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Power Units −123 (131 → 8) · Jun 13, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers +115 (8 → 123) · Jun 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers −115 (123 → 8) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Physical street 10607 WHITTERSHAM DR → 100 S 10TH ST · Aug 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Physical city PENNDEL → KANSAS CITY · Jun 26, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Physical state PA → KS · Jun 26, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Physical street 10607 WHITTERSHAM DR → 24 W LINCOLN HWY · Jun 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Physical street 10607 WHITTERSHAM DR → 24 WEST LINCOLN HIGHWAY · Jun 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Physical city CHARLOTTE → PENNDEL · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Physical state NC → PA · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active

common 1 active

Insurance

National Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3575439

In FMCSA records since May 16, 2026

MC / docket MC1205833

Company officer RALPH JOHNSON

Company officer 2 MELISSA JOHNSON

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 123 units

Drivers 123

Annual mileage 12,474,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (704) 517-4373

Email: [email protected]

Physical

100 S 10TH ST

KANSAS CITY, KS 66102-5516

Mailing

190 bay 46 th street FL 2

Brooklyn, NY 11214

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3575439

In FMCSA records since May 16, 2026

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 12,474,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 31.3% vs 23.4% +7.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 7.3% vs 6.7% +0.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.66 vs 1.80 -1.14

Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.2%

Active liability insurance

National Specialty Insurance Company

BMC-91X · CAR3100005002

Effective Aug 23, 2026

PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY

BMC-91X · $750,000 · CA03327742

Effective Feb 13, 2025

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.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-04-15 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
National Specialty Insurance Company
Policy effective Aug 23, 2026
Process Agent
Evilsizor Process Servers Inc
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1205833
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	8	115	0
Trailers	8	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	2	2
Tow-away	3	3
Crash reports	3	3

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 62 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	62	62	0
OOS inspections	3	8	0
OOS percentage	4.84%	12.9%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

123

Drivers

123

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

31.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 31.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 8,044 ACTIVE carriers operating 61–185 power units (±50% of this carrier's 123 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

7.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

0.8%

Median across 8,044 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +6.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

31.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15.4%

Median across 8,044 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +15.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 14 tracked changes on record. · 3 driver-count changes · 7 address changes

Record Changes

Aug 11, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical street 10607 WHITTERSHAM DR 100 S 10TH ST
  Seen 45 times · first Jun 26, 2026 · last Aug 11, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Jun 28, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Drivers 8 123
  FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 8 123
  FMCSA Company Census
Jun 26, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical city PENNDEL KANSAS CITY
  FMCSA Company Census
- Physical state PA KS
  FMCSA Company Census
Jun 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical street 10607 WHITTERSHAM DR 24 W LINCOLN HWY
  Seen 11 times · first Jun 12, 2026 · last Jun 25, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Jun 13, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Power Units 131 8
  Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Jun 12, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Drivers 123 8
  Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 123 131
  Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
Jun 11, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical street 10607 WHITTERSHAM DR 24 WEST LINCOLN HIGHWAY
  Seen 16 times · first May 25, 2026 · last Jun 11, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Physical city CHARLOTTE PENNDEL
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
- Physical state NC PA
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
- Drivers 160 123
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 160 123
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 Jun 28, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (19 months)

2025-03 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Ohio (OH)	9	1	11.1%	Oct 13, 2026
California (CA)	7	2	28.6%	Mar 19, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA)	6	0	0.0%	Sep 23, 2026
Arizona (AZ)	5	2	40.0%	Oct 13, 2026
Kansas (KS)	5	1	20.0%	Oct 8, 2026
Tennessee (TN)	4	1	25.0%	Sep 16, 2025
New Mexico (NM)	4	1	25.0%	Dec 2, 2025
Arkansas (AR)	3	0	0.0%	Nov 16, 2025
Illinois (IL)	3	0	0.0%	Jul 17, 2026
Nebraska (NE)	2	1	50.0%	Sep 18, 2026
Missouri (MO)	2	0	0.0%	Apr 22, 2026
Montana (MT)	2	0	0.0%	Jun 18, 2025
Oregon (OR)	2	1	50.0%	Aug 20, 2025
Nevada (NV)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 20, 2026
Maryland (MD)	1	0	0.0%	Dec 2, 2025
Wyoming (WY)	1	1	100.0%	Sep 28, 2025
Louisiana (LA)	1	0	0.0%	May 31, 2025
Georgia (GA)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 23, 2025
Texas (TX)	1	0	0.0%	Sep 26, 2025
Utah (UT)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 13, 2026
New Jersey (NJ)	1	0	0.0%	Apr 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		55
Hyundai Translead		19
Great Dane		10
Wabash National		6
Vanguard		3
Freig		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	3	—	0.33	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	5	—	0.40	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	8	—	0.60	1	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	16	—	6.40	6	—	Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (62 rows) View all 62 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89266595	Oct 13, 2026	AZ	2	SANDERS AZ	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 49483PF · 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327	4	393.75A3-TAOL, 395.24, 396.17C-PI	Yes
89265825	Oct 13, 2026	OH	1	EATON OH	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1274982 · 1FUJHHDR2MLMJ5516	2	393.47E, 393.53B-B	No
89227449	Oct 8, 2026	KS	3	THAYER KS	—	0	—	No
89122754	Sep 28, 2026	KS	2	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 48967PF · 3AKJHHDR6LSLH1373	1	393.55E-B	No
89078572	Sep 23, 2026	PA	2	FANNETT TWP PA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5238 · 3AKJHHDR1LSLR9392	1	392.2-SLLTCD	No
89033674	Sep 18, 2026	NE	1	WAVERLY NE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 49483PF · 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327	6	393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 393.75A3-TAOL, 396.3A1-BOS	Yes
88891349	Sep 2, 2026	OH	3	ASHLAND OH	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXE1618 · 3AKJHHDR1MSMF3108	0	—	No
88696914	Aug 12, 2026	OH	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH TEMP · 3AKJHHDR5NSNA7852	0	—	No
88456628	Jul 17, 2026	IL	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 49483PF · 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327	0	—	No
88356767	Jul 8, 2026	PA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5238 · 3AKJHHDR1LSLR9392	0	—	No
88345220	Jul 6, 2026	AZ	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 49483PF · 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327	2	393.55E-B, 395.24	No
87988874	May 27, 2026	KS	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 48967PF · 3AKJHHDR6LSLH1373	3	390.21TB1-MC, 392.2-SLLIFTA, 392.16-D	No
87790320	May 6, 2026	AZ	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXE1618 · 3AKJHHDR1MSMF3108	10	395.24, 395.30B2-ELDDFC24, 393.11A1-CSLRR	No
87658127	Apr 22, 2026	MO	3	SARCOXIE MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXE1618 · 3AKJHHDR1MSMF3108	2	24	No
87607051	Apr 11, 2026	NJ	3	NJ	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR PA AH36036 · 4V4NC9EHXKN904027	0	—	No
87538078	Apr 8, 2026	NE	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PXD5205 · 3AKJHHDR4MSMF4320	0	—	No
87388431	Mar 23, 2026	KS	2	OLATHE KS	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5205 · 3AKJHHDR4MSMF4320	2	390.21TB1-MC, 392.2-SLLIFTA	No
87422328	Mar 20, 2026	NV	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5204 · 3AKJHHDR8MSMF3090	2	393.30-B, 393.203B-CBP	No
87374740	Mar 19, 2026	CA	1	GRAPEVINE IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXE1618 · 3AKJHHDR1MSMF3108	2	393.9A-LTSI, 396.5B-HWSL	Yes
87316146	Mar 17, 2026	CA	2	DONNER PASS CVEF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5205 · 3AKJHHDR4MSMF4320	0	—	No
87296180	Mar 13, 2026	UT	3	WENDOVER UT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5203 · 3AKJHHDR3MSMF2591	0	—	No
87032584	Feb 12, 2026	PA	3	pa-i476--mm-95-kidder-twp---pocon	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 46608PF · 3AKJHHDR4KSKF3966	0	—	No
86957112	Feb 3, 2026	IL	3	I-55	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXD5587 · 3AKJHHDR9LSJK3963	0	—	No
86759006	Jan 9, 2026	OH	2	WADSWORTH OH	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR NY 46608PF · 3AKJHHDR4KSKF3966	0	—	No
86778163	Jan 7, 2026	PA	3	pa-i-80-eb-mm-56-beaver-twp---sca	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR PA AH36036 · 4V4NC9EHXKN904027	1	396.17C-PI	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
VA0253000232	Oct 24, 2025	VA	0	Yes	No	Tow
MD25A1272411	Jun 23, 2025	MD	1	Yes	No	Injury
IN0904744622	May 30, 2025	IN	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC1205833

Active

Granted Apr 15, 2021

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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
Apr 15, 2021	MC1205833-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
National Specialty Insurance Company	CAR3100005002	BMC-91X	—	Aug 23, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA03327742	91X	$750,000	Feb 13, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA03327742	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 8, 2024	Feb 13, 2025	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA3327742	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 9, 2021	Apr 8, 2024	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 23, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — National Specialty Insurance Company
Aug 23, 2026

authority

Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
Aug 5, 2026

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 24, 2026

authority

Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Feb 13, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 10, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Apr 8, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 19, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Apr 15, 2021

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
SANDERS AZ	AZ	2	2
I-10 EB	NM	2	0
YOUNGSTOWN OH	OH	2	0
MANCHESTER TN	TN	2	0
COAL HILL AR	AR	1	0
VAN BUREN AR	AR	1	0
WEST MEMPHIS AR	AR	1	0
PHOENIX AZ	AZ	1	0
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	CA	1	0
DESERT HILLS IF	CA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
395.24	HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner	Hours of Service	1	0

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Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots