PARAGON FREIGHT INC
USDOT 3118291
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (500 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCarolina Casualty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate14.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)18 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 8 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 3118291 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-86504 |
| Legal Name | PARAGON FREIGHT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8729034333 |
| Address | 16W285 83RD ST SUITE C, Burr Ridge, IL, 60527 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Carolina Casualty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-11 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-11 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2018-05-17 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2018-05-17 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 406 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 18 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 18 towaway) |
- 2026-06-01 — WI — towaway
- 2026-05-13 — MO — towaway
- 2026-04-12 — IA — towaway
- 2026-02-12 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-09 — OR — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (60), 7 (54), 16 (36).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 500 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 225 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 22,555,500 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 20-AUG-25 |
PARAGON FREIGHT INC operates 500 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
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