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USDOT 54985MC129808

Chief Carriers Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

49 years (granted 1977)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

247 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

Chief Carriers Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2405 S North Rd, Grand Island, NE 68803

Phone

(308) 389-7250

Power units

70

Drivers

70

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC129808

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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  • Withdrawn — Motor Property Contract Carrier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  • Withdrawn — Motor Property Contract Carrier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

Insurance filings

91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 247 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

11.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 247 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

andrew.winkler@chiefind.com — company domain

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Domain age

chiefind.com registered 1995-12-31 (31 years)

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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

6

Reportable crashes

6

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MO 05/2026 · MO 08/2025 · IN 06/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 362025: 992024: 732023: 39
Level III — Driver-only: 140Level II — Walk-around: 72Level I — Full: 35
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
May 3, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Feb 1, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jan 12, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 4, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Dec 18, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 15, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 30, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 7, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025OKLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 5, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 8, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 19, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2025WVLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
May 17, 2025IALevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2025USLevel I — Full
May 14, 2025SDLevel I — Full
May 14, 2025OHLevel I — Full
May 6, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025NELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 247 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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