DAYTON FREIGHT LINES, INC.

DOT# 273301 MC# 189528CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

82 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 60

Insurance · 25% 85

3 reported fatal crash(es) No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

6450 POE AVE SUITE 311

DAYTON, OH 45414

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Contact

Email: jsharkey@daytonfreight.com

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 45380458

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

2278

Power Units

2650

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks258

Owned Tractors2020

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: May 20, 1986

Common authority: Sep 18, 1986

Contract authority: Apr 2, 1986

Authority History (5)

Authority Type	Action	Date
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Mar 2, 2006 → Mar 23, 2006
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 9, 2005 → Nov 25, 2005
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 9, 2005 → Nov 25, 2005
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Sep 18, 1986
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Apr 2, 1986

Cargo Types

General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal/Sheets/CoilsBuilding MaterialsLiquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentGrain/Feed/HayChemicalsBeveragesPaper ProductsUtilitiesAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Jan 23, 2026

Mileage: 158,752,007 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 124 → 122Jun 27, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 125 → 124Jun 26, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 126 → 125Jun 15, 2026

Contactemail: jsharkey@DAYTONFREIGHT.COM → jsharkey@daytonfreight.comJun 12, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 127 → 126Jun 5, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver1174 inspections

0.5%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle586 inspections

11.6%

22.5%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat248 inspections

2.4%

2.2%

Carrier National avg

Overall1194 inspections

6.0%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

122.0

per 1M miles

117

Towaway

122

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving282

Driver Fitness3

Hours of Service29

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance215

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 1187 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

1187

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.89182 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.0825 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.014 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance1.40128 insp w/ viol

Insurance

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1001037281	—	Mar 1, 2023	—	82

Insurance History (24)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F82	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2023	Mar 31, 2023
BIPD · F82	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2023	Mar 1, 2023
BIPD · F91X	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2022	Mar 1, 2023
BIPD · F91X	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2021	Mar 1, 2022
BIPD · F91X	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2020	Mar 1, 2021
BIPD · F91X	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2012	Mar 1, 2020
BIPD · F91X	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2011	Mar 1, 2012
BIPD · F91X	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2011	Mar 1, 2011
BIPD · F91X	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2011	May 5, 2011
BIPD · F91X	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2011	Mar 1, 2011
CARGO · F34	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	CancelledCANCEL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2008	Oct 23, 2014
CARGO · F34	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2007	Mar 1, 2008
BIPD · F91X	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2007	Mar 1, 2011
CARGO · F34	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2006	Mar 1, 2007
BIPD · F91X	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 1, 2006	Mar 1, 2007
CARGO · F83	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$1,000,000	Oct 22, 2003	Mar 29, 2006
CARGO · F83	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Oct 22, 2003	Mar 1, 2006
BIPD · F82	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$1,000,000	Oct 22, 2003	Mar 29, 2006
BIPD · F82	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Oct 22, 2003	Mar 1, 2006
CARGO · F34	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$1,000,000	Apr 1, 1995	Oct 22, 2003
BIPD · F91X	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$1,000,000	Apr 1, 1995	Oct 22, 2003
BIPD · F91X	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 12, 1994	Apr 1, 1995
CARGO · F34	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 12, 1994	Apr 1, 1995
BIPD · F91	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Mar 12, 1989	Apr 1, 1995

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