CHIEFTAIN VAN LINES INC
USDOT 73670
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (9 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileVanliner Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate50% vs 19.1% national avg
- Linked registrations2 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 | 73670 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-74169 |
| Legal Name | CHIEFTAIN VAN LINES INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4023314021 |
| Address | 7201 MAIN ST, Ralston, NE, 68127 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20080520) |
| 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 | Vanliner Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2021-11-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanliner Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2022-11-01 | — |
| Vanliner Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2021-11-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2021-12-14 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 78 / 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 50% vs 19.1% national average |
- 2024-04-21 — NE — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations 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) | 9 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 11 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 132,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-APR-26 |
CHIEFTAIN VAN LINES INC operates 9 power units — a larger fleet than 95% of carriers registered in NE.
Nearby
Other carriers in Ralston, NE
- MIDWEST FENCE COMPANY- GUARDRAIL SYSTEMS INC — USDOT 166536, 22 power units
- AAA BUILDING COMPONENTS INC — USDOT 371732, 6 power units
- HAROLD K SCHOLZ CO — USDOT 371187, 5 power units
- KEITH KETTELHUT — USDOT 498330, 5 power units
- AUTO CARRIERS EXPRESS INC — USDOT 191993, 3 power units
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