CHIEF CARRIERS INC
70 power units70 driversInterstateGRAND ISLAND, NE
Data completeness & update times
Per official source. A failed read is not zero; “not yet imported” means the directory database has no stored copy yet — not “no authority” or “no insurance”.
| Section | Source | Source updated | Fetched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration (Census) | az4n-8mr2 | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Read |
| Operating authority | inys-ebih | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Read |
| Authority history | yu5v-wbh6 | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Read |
| Insurance filings | c5y8-a4uz | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Read |
| Insurance history | 3uet-3z4i | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Not provided by official source |
| Insurance history (legacy)Content frozen by FMCSA on 2026-05-14 (portal metadata 2026-10-10 is a republish, not new data); gap-fill only | 6sqe-dvqs | 2026-05-14 | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Stale (source > 90 days) |
| Inspections, 24 moDriver-level 173 · vehicle-level 74 | fx4q-ay7w | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Read |
| Crashes, 24 mo | aayw-vxb3 | 2026-10-10 PT | Oct 10, 02:00 PM PT | Read |
| Directory DB: authority copyLive official read above is used for the profile | carrier_authority | Not provided | Oct 10, 07:40 AM PT | Read |
| Directory DB: insurance copy | carrier_insurance | Not provided | Oct 7, 06:49 PM PT | Read |
VAX record reference score
Beta · trial v1Not an FMCSA rating, not a prediction and not a load decision. Thresholds are fixed and not yet calibrated.
Reference score (0–100)
91
Coverage — determinable weight, not a score
100/100
Crashes, 24 mo (shown only, not scored)
5
Safety
Source: SMS AB PassProperty (4y6x-dmck) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-09-13 07:02 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC
172
172
OOS 1
74
OOS 18
S
2012-12-06
1 out-of-service of 172 inspections
18 out-of-service of 74 inspections
Rate = OOS inspections ÷ inspections, from the SMS summary; N/A when there are 0 inspections. The SMS summary has no monthly series; the monthly chart below is built from record-level inspections. Roadside inspections are a sample, not the whole fleet.
Roadside inspections · record level
Source: Vehicle Inspection File (fx4q-ay7w) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-10 10:55 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC
Window: 2024-10-10 → 2026-10-10 (24 months ending on the fetch date). Records FMCSA has not yet uploaded are not included.
173
39
173
with driver OOS 1 · 0.6%
74
with vehicle OOS 17 · 23.0%
Inspections per month (count)
- Vehicle-level inspections (I, II, V, VI)
- Driver-level inspections (I, II, III, VI)
Out-of-service rate by month (%)
- Vehicle OOS rate
- Driver OOS rate (dashed)
- Hollow point = fewer than 5 eligible inspections
Computed from record-level inspections in fx4q-ay7w (window 2024-10-10 → 2026-10-10, fetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC). OOS rate = inspections with driver/vehicle OOS > 0 ÷ inspections at a driver/vehicle-examining level — not violation counts. Months with no eligible inspection leave a gap (not 0%). The SMS summary is not used to build history.
Driver-level = Levels I, II, III, VI; vehicle-level = Levels I, II, V, VI (FMCSA North American Standard levels). Level IV special studies are in neither. These record-level counts can differ from the SMS summary above, which uses its own snapshot and is left unchanged.
| Date | State | Level | Violations | OOS | Driver viol/OOS | Vehicle viol/OOS | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | VA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89197856 |
| 2026-10-06 | CA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89191594 |
| 2026-09-29 | OH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89145324 |
| 2026-09-26 | WY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89107502 |
| 2026-09-24 | MT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89121420 |
Reported crashes
Source: Crash File (aayw-vxb3) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-10 15:53 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC
Window: 2024-10-10 → 2026-10-10 (24 months ending on the fetch date). Records FMCSA has not yet uploaded are not included.
5
0
0
5
| Report date | City, state | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Federal recordable | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5163135 |
| 2025-08-25 | NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5031665 |
| 2025-06-24 | HOBART, IN | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 4996792 |
| 2025-06-01 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 4996758 |
| 2025-04-14 | PORT WENTWORTH, GA | 0 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 4945754 |
Crash reports are listed as filed by states; they do not determine fault or preventability. VIN, plate and exact location are not shown.
Equipment
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-10 14:49 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC
70
70
0
| Equipment | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight trucks | — | — | — |
| Truck tractors | 3 | 67 | — |
| Trailers | 107 | 110 | — |
- Owned
- Term leased
- Trip leased
Tractors and trailers are drawn separately and never merged into power units. A row with any empty field shows no share.
MCS-150 self-reported counts. “—” means the source field is empty, not zero.
Vehicles observed in roadside inspections
Units: FMCSA Inspections Per Unit (wt8s-2hbx)Decoder: NHTSA vPICDataset updated 2026-10-10 11:22 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTCWindow 2024-10-10 → 2026-10-10
173 inspection(s) → 343 unit row(s) → 193 unique vehicle(s) by VIN. 6 row(s) without a valid 17-character VIN were skipped. Observed vehicles are not the full fleet and not proof of current ownership. Labels like PU-01 are anonymous; full VINs and plates are never shown.
Unique units
75
Decode coverage
100%
75/75
Average age
2.8 yr
n=75
Newest / oldest
2026 / 2005
Make
- FREIGHTLINER40
- PETERBILT26
- KENWORTH9
Model year
- 20051
- 20181
- 20192
- 20203
- 20211
- 202212
- 202318
- 202415
- 202513
- 20269
Average age = 2026 − model year, over 75 unit(s) with a decoded year. Units without a decode are excluded from every share.
Unique units
118
Decode coverage
99%
117/118
Average age
6.2 yr
n=117
Newest / oldest
2026 / 1994
Make
- EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.73
- REITNOUER INC29
- WILSON7
- WILSON TRAILER CO.7
- FONTAINE TRAILER CO.1
Model year
- 19941
- 20096
- 20101
- 20113
- 20125
- 20131
- 20148
- 201512
- 201814
- 20227
- 202310
- 202414
- 202517
- 202618
Average age = 2026 − model year, over 117 unit(s) with a decoded year. Units without a decode are excluded from every share.
| Unit | Make | Model | Year | Body class | Inspections | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR-01 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. | East Manufacturing Corp | 2026 | Trailer | 3 | 2026-10-06 |
| TR-02 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. | East Manufacturing Corp | 2018 | Trailer | 1 | 2026-10-06 |
| PU-01 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2024 | Truck-Tractor | 1 | 2026-10-06 |
| PU-02 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2024 | Truck-Tractor | 3 | 2026-10-06 |
| TR-03 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. | East Manufacturing Corp | 2018 | Trailer | 1 | 2026-09-29 |
| PU-03 | PETERBILT | 579 | 2023 | Truck-Tractor | 2 | 2026-09-29 |
| TR-04 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. | East Manufacturing Corp | 2018 | Trailer | 2 | 2026-09-26 |
| PU-04 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2023 | Truck-Tractor | 2 | 2026-09-26 |
| TR-05 | WILSON | Wilson | 2026 | Trailer | 1 | 2026-09-24 |
| PU-05 | KENWORTH | T680 | 2026 | Truck-Tractor | 1 | 2026-09-24 |
Operations
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-10 14:49 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC
Interstate (A)
Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
6,785,389 mi
Reported year 2025
- General freight
- Metal: sheets, coils, rolls
- Motor vehicles
- Logs, poles, beams, lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery, large objects
- Grain, feed, hay
- Paper products
- Construction
- Interstate drivers >100 mi / ≤100 mi
- 70 / 0
- Intrastate drivers >100 mi / ≤100 mi
- 0 / 0
- Hazmat indicator (hm_ind)
- N
- Registered address
- 2405 S NORTH RD, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803, US
Lanes and service areas are not published by FMCSA. The registered address is not an operating map, and inspection states are observations only — not live routes or a service area.
Identity & Federal
Source: FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2) · raw queryDataset updated 2026-10-10 14:49 UTCFetched 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC
- Legal name
- CHIEF CARRIERS INC
- DBA
- Not provided
- USDOT
- 54985
- MC / FF / MX
- MC-129808
- Physical address
- 2405 S NORTH RD, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803, US
- Mailing address
- 2405 S NORTH RD, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803, US
- Business type
- CORPORATION
- Carrier/shipper code
- C
- Census add date
- 1974-06-01
- MCS-150 filing date
- 2026-04-21
- Power units / drivers
- 70 / 70
- Latest review (type · date)
- C · 2011-11-21
Federal activity
- 2026-04-21Census
Latest MCS-150 filing
- 2024-05-01c5y8-a4uz
Insurance filing effective — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2024-05-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
- 2023-05-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
- 2022-05-096sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
- 2022-05-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
- 2014-08-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2014-07-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2012-12-06Census
Official safety rating: S
- 2011-11-21Census
Compliance review recorded (C)
- 2011-06-276sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2011-06-276sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (name changed) — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2011-05-266sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (replaced) — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
- 2000-07-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — REDLAND INSURANCE CO.
- 2000-07-016sqe-dvqs
Prior policy ended (cancelled) — REDLAND INSURANCE CO.
- 1983-10-28yu5v-wbh6
Authority status change: Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) → Active (GRANTED)
- 1974-06-01Census
Added to FMCSA registration
Built only from dates in the sources above. Authority changes use FMCSA's own change date (yu5v-wbh6).
Changes observed by VAX monitoring
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FAQ
+What is CHIEF CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?
USDOT 54985, with docket(s) MC-129808.
+Is CHIEF CARRIERS INC active?
The census registration status code is A. This is a registration code only — it is not operating authority, insurance coverage or a safety certification.
+How many trucks and drivers does CHIEF CARRIERS INC report?
70 power units and 70 drivers, self-reported on the MCS-150 filed 2026-04-21.
+Does CHIEF CARRIERS INC have insurance on file?
1 filing row(s) matched in the FMCSA insurance dataset, most recently effective 2024-05-01 (ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY). A filing is not a certificate of insurance.
+Where is CHIEF CARRIERS INC located?
Registered physical address: 2405 S NORTH RD, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803, US. This is a registration address, not an operating area.
Answers are generated from the records on this page.
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Sources
- FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2)
- Carrier – All With History (6eyk-hxee)
- Motus Carrier daily (nakq-58th)
- Motus Insur – All With History (c5y8-a4uz)
- InsHist – All With History (6sqe-dvqs)
- SMS AB PassProperty (4y6x-dmck)
- Vehicle Inspection File (fx4q-ay7w)
- Crash File (aayw-vxb3)
Each section shows its own fetch time; official data may have changed since. Official records plus an explainable trial record reference score (beta, not an official rating; no total when data is insufficient). No ranking, risk labels or load recommendations. Listing does not imply partnership, endorsement or platform access.