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DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC

USDOT 273301 · Dayton, OH

Authorized for-hireAuthority activeHazmat

Quick answers

Is DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 273301) allowed to operate?
Yes. As of September 8, 2026, FMCSA's live record shows DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 273301) is allowed to operate.
Does DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC have active operating authority?
Yes. FMCSA's live records show active common and contract operating authority for DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC (MC189528) as of September 8, 2026.
Does DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC have insurance on file with FMCSA?
Yes. FMCSA shows liability (BIPD) coverage of $1,000,000 on file for DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC as of September 8, 2026. "On file" reflects the filed amounts, not confirmation of active coverage.
What is DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC's FMCSA safety rating?
DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating (rated March 28, 2007). This is FMCSA's official rating — one of Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory.
What is DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT and MC number?
DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC is registered under USDOT 273301 and operating authority MC189528, based in Dayton, OH. FMCSA classifies it as an authorized for-hire carrier that is registered to haul hazardous materials.
How large is DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC's fleet?
DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC reports 2,278 power units and 2,650 drivers in its FMCSA record in Dayton, OH.

Answers reflect the public FMCSA record as of September 8, 2026; figures can change at any time.

Operating snapshot

2,278Power units (fleet size)
2,650Drivers reported
40Years since registration
159MAnnual miles reported (2025)
Dayton, OHHome base
1,200Inspections (24 mo)

Public FMCSA census & inspection records · as of 2026-06-06

31
Low
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Hours-of-Service Compliance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 30.5th percentile among 694 safety-event peers. Across 2 rated categories, 2 are estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-08 · How we calculate this

DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC is a for-hire motor carrier based in Dayton, OH, operating 2,278 power units and 2,650 drivers, and has been registered with FMCSA for about 40 years (since 1986). It is flagged as a hazardous-materials carrier in the FMCSA census. In this public FMCSA inspection snapshot it has 1,200 recorded inspections, with a vehicle out-of-service rate of 10.9% (below the 21.2% snapshot benchmark) and a driver out-of-service rate of 0.6% (below the 5.2% benchmark). HaulReport's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile for this carrier is Hours-of-Service Compliance at the 30.5th percentile (estimated band: Low), ranked among 694 safety-event peers — an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.

HaulReport interpretation — auto-generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Hours-of-Service ComplianceLow
30.5 pctl · CI 26–36
BASIC measure: 0.08Insp. w/ violation: 1,185Peer group: 694
Vehicle MaintenanceLow
19.6 pctl · CI 15–25
BASIC measure: 1.38Insp. w/ violation: 603Peer group: 497

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS10.9%below the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 603 inspections
Driver OOS0.6%below the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 1,185 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due January 2028
Next biennial update dueJanuary 2028
Recurring update monthJanuary, even-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileJanuary 23, 2026

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Live FMCSA status

Allowed to operate

Operating authority

  • Common: Active
  • Contract: Active
  • Broker: None
  • Docket: MC189528
  • Authorized for property

Insurance on file

  • Liability (BIPD): $1,000,000

Safety

  • Rating: Satisfactory (as of March 28, 2007)
  • Driver out-of-service rate: 0.6%
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate: 10.7%
  • Hazmat out-of-service rate: 1.7%

Live read from FMCSA's QCMobile system on September 8, 2026. Insurance figures are FMCSA "on file" amounts, not confirmation of current coverage; values can change at any time. FMCSA QCMobile

Insurance on file

Liability (BIPD)
1 filing on file — show details
  • Public liability (BIPD)U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYForm 82 · effective 2023-03-01

Insurance filings on record in FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance (L&I) system (active or pending per the source dataset), as of 2026-06-08. Dollar figures are the maximum limit recorded on the filing, not confirmation of current coverage, and this is not a recommendation; filings can change or lapse at any time and may not reflect today's status. Confirm current coverage directly with FMCSA. Verify on FMCSA L&I

Change history & operating authority

Active

FMCSA operating authority is currently active for this carrier.

  1. September 7, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  2. September 5, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  3. August 24, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  4. August 21, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  5. August 12, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  6. August 6, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  7. July 31, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  8. July 31, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  9. July 30, 2026Crash report removed from the FMCSA crash file
  10. July 24, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  11. July 20, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  12. July 19, 2026phone changed — — → 9372644060
  13. July 2, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  14. June 18, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  15. June 18, 2026authority live record added
  16. June 12, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  17. June 12, 2026Doing-business-as name changed — — → DAYTON FREIGHT

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Operating-authority status is from FMCSA's licensing system; the change history is HaulReport's own append-only daily record (FMCSA does not publish change history). This is a factual record, not an official CSA score or safety rating, and can change at any time. Verify on FMCSA SAFER · See this carrier's changes in the daily FMCSA activity feed

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number273301
Legal nameDAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC
LocationDAYTON, OH
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
FMCSA operating authorityActive (per FMCSA licensing)
Hazmat carrierYes (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)2,278
Drivers2,650
Reported annual mileage158,752,007 (reported for 2025)
FMCSA registered1986 (~40 years)
Last MCS-150 updateJanuary 23, 2026
Next MCS-150 update dueJanuary 2028
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)1,200
Published BASIC measures2
Insurance filings (FMCSA L&I)1 on file (active/pending per source) — Public liability (BIPD)
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State reference data: Truck-crash statistics for Ohio — state-wide totals for all carriers registered in Ohio, not specific to this carrier.

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-08 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/273301/