SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT, INC.

DOT# 73148 MC# 85718

ACTIVE

Trust Score

99 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 98

Insurance · 25% 100

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

Overview

Address

Physical

970 280TH ROAD

SEWARD, NE 68434

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Mailing

PO BOX 126

SEWARD, NE 68434

Contact

Phone: (402) 643-4503

Fax: (402) 646-4509

Email: ehelge@sewardmotor.com

Company Officers

ERICH H. HELGE

JOAN F. TANDERUP

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 51254191

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors49

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 1, 1974

Common authority: Jun 1, 1977

Contract authority: Apr 2, 1987

Broker authority: INACTIVE

Authority History (22)

Authority Type	Action	Date
PROPERTY BROKER	ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS ADJUSTMENT → INACTIVE	Jun 9, 2026
BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Oct 10, 2023 → Oct 16, 2023
BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Oct 8, 2020 → Oct 23, 2020
PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED → REVOKED	Dec 19, 2013 → Dec 15, 2025
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Apr 2, 1987
PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Sep 5, 1986 → Dec 4, 2013
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Mar 26, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Mar 20, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Aug 13, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Jul 9, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Apr 7, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	Feb 9, 1981 → Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	Aug 15, 1980 → Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	Jul 21, 1980 → Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	Oct 10, 1979 → Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	Jun 20, 1979 → Apr 7, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	May 22, 1979
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	Jun 1, 1977 → Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → TRANSFERRED	— → Oct 1, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → SUPERSEDED	— → Feb 8, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → TRANSFERRED	— → Oct 1, 1981

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Sep 8, 2025

Mileage: 3,048,022 (2023)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

New Carrierphy state: → NEJul 20, 2026

Removedphy state: NE → (removed)Jul 7, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver47 inspections

2.1%

6.1%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle18 inspections

16.7%

22.8%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall47 inspections

8.5%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving14

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service8

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance11

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 47 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)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving2.4610 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.334 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance4.177 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP09307N	$1,000,000	Jun 11, 2014	—	91X
CARGO	Active	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP09307N	—	Jan 12, 2007	—	34

Insurance History (9)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
SURETY · F84	JET INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 4, 2024	Dec 5, 2025
SURETY · F84	LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 4, 2023	Nov 4, 2024
SURETY · F84	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 4, 2020	Nov 3, 2023
SURETY · F84	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Oct 1, 2013	Nov 4, 2020
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 12, 2007	Jun 11, 2014
CARGO · F34	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 12, 2007	Jan 12, 2007
SURETY · F84	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 4, 1991	Oct 1, 2013
CARGO · F34	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jul 1, 1987	Jan 12, 2007
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jun 22, 1987	Jan 12, 2007

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