CENTRAL AIR FREIGHT SERVICES INC

USDOT 38083

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (18 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT38083
MC NumberMC-128460
Fleet18 power units
Drivers21
Phone5704557543
LocationHazleton, PA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Out-of-service rate1.5% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 44 years ago

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 Number38083
MC NumberMC-128460
Legal NameCENTRAL AIR FREIGHT SERVICES INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone5704557543
Address20 S POWELL DRIVE, Hazleton, PA, 18201

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 19891103)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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 InsurerACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-06-25
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1,000,000BMC-91X2025-06-25

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1982-04-07 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 1982-04-07 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
83 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
64 / 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)

Inspections68
Out-of-Service Rate1.5% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway)
  • 2025-09-26 — PA — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2023-11-01 — PA — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 51 (4), 14 (2), 15 (2).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)18
Drivers21
Recent Annual Mileage1,057,785
Last MCS-150 Filing13-MAY-26

CENTRAL AIR FREIGHT SERVICES INC operates 18 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in PA.

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