LAY FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3961218
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (20 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate13.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 3961218 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1477337 |
| Legal Name | LAY FREIGHT LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2602301818 |
| Address | 2828 CASTLE DR, Fort Wayne, IN, 46816 |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 96 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 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 | 113 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-08-24 — IN — towaway
- 2025-07-13 — AZ — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (23), 12 (18), 20 (14).
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) | 20 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 19 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,022,710 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-DEC-25 |
LAY FREIGHT LLC operates 20 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Fort Wayne, IN
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