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USDOT 73148MC085718

Seward Motor Freight 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

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

74 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

Seward Motor Freight Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

970 280th Road, Seward, NE 68434

Phone

(402) 643-4503

Power units

49

Drivers

31

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC085718

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/10/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/15/2025
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/01/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/04/2013

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Great West Casualty Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 74 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 74 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

ehelge@sewardmotor.com — company domain

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Domain age

sewardmotor.com registered 1998-06-26 (28 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MO 07/2024 · IN 02/2024 · KS 02/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 182025: 182024: 242023: 14
Level III — Driver-only: 45Level II — Walk-around: 24Level I — Full: 5
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 8, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 26, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 19, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 12, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025NELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 10, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 1, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 15, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jan 3, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2024LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2024WVLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
May 30, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2024KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 22, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 11, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 5, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2023OKLevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2023ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2023ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2023KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 74 of 74 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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