Chief Freight Lines Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
42 years (granted 1984)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
32 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Chief Freight Lines Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier+broker
Physical address
1201 Marine View St, Portage, IN 46368
Phone
(219) 787-8868
Power units
26
Drivers
26
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC170654
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active
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 — Broker
- Granted — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 06/18/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/21/2004
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 32 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
9.4%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 32 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
linda@truckinit.com — company domain
Domain age
truckinit.com registered 2002-04-10 (24 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
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: OH 05/2026 · OH 12/2023 · OH 06/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2026 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 28, 2026 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 20, 2026 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 13, 2026 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Mar 31, 2026 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 27, 2026 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 11, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 30, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 25, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 6, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 22, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 2, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 21, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 11, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 22, 2024 | OH | Level I — Full |
| Oct 1, 2024 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 4, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 22, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 27, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 8, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 3, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 12, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 11, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 12, 2023 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 1, 2023 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 25, 2023 | OH | Level I — Full |
Most recent 32 of 32 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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