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USDOT 377638MC225752

Friend Freightways Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

34 years (granted 1991)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

86 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Friend Freightways Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

616 Us Highway 6, Friend, NE 68359

Phone

(800) 869-0407

Power units

25

Drivers

37

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC225752

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Sentry Select Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 86 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

1.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 86 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

davidschluter@friendfreightwaysinc.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MT 10/2025 · NE 03/2025 · TN 12/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 302024: 382023: 17
Level III — Driver-only: 47Level II — Walk-around: 25Level I — Full: 14
DateStateLevel
Jun 11, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Dec 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 17, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2025NELevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 21, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 19, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 25, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 7, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 5, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 27, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 14, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2024NVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 29, 2024NELevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2024WYLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 3, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Jan 17, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Dec 26, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 9, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 3, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 27, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 14, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 11, 2023NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2023NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2023NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 86 of 86 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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