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SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC

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Company CheckSEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC · DOT 73148
970 280TH ROAD, SEWARD, NE, 68434
DOT# 73148 MC# 85718 Seward, Nebraska 49 years
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49
Power Units
31
Drivers
1
Crashes (24-Month)
$1,000,000
Insurance
Satisfactory
Safety Rating
65
Inspections
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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓
Safety & compliance 4
  • Jun 30, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
  • Jun 26, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • May 14, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
  • May 8, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Insurance 1
  • Current
    Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameSEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC
DOT Number73148
MC Number85718
Entity TypeBroker / Carrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationSeward, Nebraska
Added06/01/1974
MCS-15009/08/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address970 280TH ROAD, SEWARD, NE, 68434
Mailing AddressPO BOX 126, SEWARD, NE, 68434

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file
On File (FMCSA)None on file
VerifiedFMCSA · 08/10/2026
Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)
Last checked09/08/2026
TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)
Surety / TrusteeLEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
Contact☎ (888) 888-2245
🌐 lexingtonnational.com
Filings on record4
Bond cancelled Nov 3, 2023 by UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.
Bond history
LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONNov 2023 to Nov 2024 · replaced
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Nov 2020 to Nov 2023 · CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Oct 2013 to Nov 2020 · CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Nov 1991 to Oct 2013 · replaced
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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC085718
CommonActive
ContractActive
BrokerActive
Operating49 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.
Unsafe Driving
measure 2.34 · 10 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .58 · 5 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Driver Fitness
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 3.94 · 7 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,048,022 miles
Mileage Year2023
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

31
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
31
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory
Total Crashes (24-mo)1
Fatal0
Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS11.8% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerYes
Last Review03/17/2003

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000
Type34
VerifiedFMCSA · 08/10/2026
CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Policy #CLP09307N
Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeBroker / Carrier
Fleet49 units
Drivers31
Mileage3,048,022 mi
Operating49 years
MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)1
Fatal0
Injury0
Tow-Away1
Safety RatingSatisfactory
Driver Inspections
Total48
Out of Service0
OOS Rate0.0%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total17
Out of Service2
OOS Rate11.8%
National Avg20.7%
Below National Average
HazMat Inspections
Total1
OOS0
OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)
Last FMCSA Review: 03/17/2003 | Rated: 03/20/2003

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS
2023
11 · 0 OOS -
2024
24 · 1 OOS ▲
2025
18 · 1 OOS =
2026
18 · 2 OOS ▲
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
3 crashes ▲
2025
0 crashes ▼
2026
0 crashes =
Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 43 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (9.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.
DateLocationStateFatalInjuriesTowVehiclesWeatherRoadLight
07/31/2024 KANSAS CITY MO 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
02/14/2024 PLYMOUTH IN 0 1 1 2 Clear Dry Dark - Lighted
02/07/2024 BELLEVILLE KS 0 0 1 2 Blowing Snow Dry Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

32 roadside violations across 43 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service
Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS
Vehicle Maintenance 11 violations · 4 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 8 violations · 1 OOS
Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (71)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
06/30/2026 IA Driver-Only (Level III) IA 1 1 1 1 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/26/2026 KS Walk-Around (Level II) KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/14/2026 WI Full (Level I) MENOMONIE WI 3 1 0 0 3 1 - ▲Detail
05/08/2026 TN Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/26/2026 NE Driver-Only (Level III) NEBRASKA CITY NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/24/2026 TN Driver-Only (Level III) NASHVILLE TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/19/2026 OK Driver-Only (Level III) LOVE PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/06/2026 KS Walk-Around (Level II) BELLEVILLE KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/24/2026 KS Walk-Around (Level II) BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/23/2026 NE Driver-Only (Level III) ON US HWY 81, 2294 FEET NORTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/14/2026 IN Driver-Only (Level III) PLYMOUTH IN 3 0 2 0 1 0 - ▲Detail
03/13/2026 TN Full (Level I) ARDMORE TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/10/2026 MO Driver-Only (Level III) ST. LOUIS MO 2 0 2 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/05/2026 KY Walk-Around (Level II) EDDYVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
01/30/2026 OH Walk-Around (Level II) CLEVELAND OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
01/23/2026 TN Driver-Only (Level III) SMYRNA TN 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
01/17/2026 MO Walk-Around (Level II) MACON MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
01/12/2026 IN Driver-Only (Level III) WARSAW IN 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/17/2025 NE Walk-Around (Level II) WAVERLY WEST BOUND 1 1 0 0 0 1 - ▲Detail
10/15/2025 KS Walk-Around (Level II) BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58 1 0 0 0 1 0 - ▲Detail
10/10/2025 NE Driver-Only (Level III) ON US HWY 81, 2082 FEET NORTH 5 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/09/2025 IA Driver-Only (Level III) I35NB 3 0 3 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/04/2025 NE Driver-Only (Level III) WAVERLY WEST BOUND 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
07/10/2025 NE Driver-Only (Level III) ON US HWY 275, 1200 FEET WEST 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
07/01/2025 KS Full (Level I) BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58 3 0 1 0 2 0 - ▲Detail
06/06/2025 SD Driver-Only (Level III) VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/31/2025 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/28/2025 WI Walk-Around (Level II) HAZEL GREEN WI 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/23/2025 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I-57 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/21/2025 NE Driver-Only (Level III) NEBRASKA CITY SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/01/2025 NE Driver-Only (Level III) FREMONT SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/27/2025 KS Driver-Only (Level III) OTTAWA COUNTY - 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/15/2025 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I57 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/05/2025 IA Driver-Only (Level III) HWY 18 WB/RAKE AVE 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/03/2025 TN Full (Level I) GILES COUNTY SCALES 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
01/03/2025 KS Driver-Only (Level III) REPUBLIC COUNTY - 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/18/2024 NE Driver-Only (Level III) WAVERLY EAST BOUND 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/03/2024 IA Driver-Only (Level III) US 30 W 6 MM 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/20/2024 MO Walk-Around (Level II) MONTGOMERY CITY MO 1 1 0 0 0 1 - ▲Detail
11/19/2024 NE Driver-Only (Level III) NEBRASKA CITY SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/25/2024 MO Walk-Around (Level II) ST. LOUIS MO 2 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/21/2024 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I-80E/B WEST OF PARKER RD 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/10/2024 AR Walk-Around (Level II) HOPE AR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/26/2024 IA Driver-Only (Level III) 8MM I 29 NB 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/22/2024 KS Walk-Around (Level II) CLOUD COUNTY - 029 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/12/2024 TN Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/05/2024 LA Walk-Around (Level II) KROTZ SPRINGS LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
07/06/2024 WV Driver-Only (Level III) SHADY SPRING WV 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/26/2024 IL Driver-Only (Level III) 016 - MARION - I-57 N/B 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/22/2024 NE Driver-Only (Level III) FREMONT SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/30/2024 IL Walk-Around (Level II) I-57 NORTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/28/2024 TN Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/30/2024 KS Driver-Only (Level III) CLOUD COUNTY - 029 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/17/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40, 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/02/2024 IN Walk-Around (Level II) RICHMOND IN 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/28/2024 KS Walk-Around (Level II) CLOUD COUNTY - 029 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/22/2024 NE Driver-Only (Level III) ON I- 80, 91 FEET WEST FROM UN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/09/2024 IL Walk-Around (Level II) I-72 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/12/2024 OH Walk-Around (Level II) ROADSIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/07/2024 NE Driver-Only (Level III) ON STATE HWY 5, 580 FEET SOUTH 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/13/2023 KS Walk-Around (Level II) JACKSON COUNTY - 085 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/12/2023 KS Walk-Around (Level II) SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/08/2023 KS Driver-Only (Level III) U-81 & U-24 JCT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/30/2023 OH Walk-Around (Level II) ROADSIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/17/2023 KS Driver-Only (Level III) YATES CENTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/11/2023 IN Driver-Only (Level III) US 31 MM 163 KOKOMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/07/2023 IN Driver-Only (Level III) US 30 EB AT 375W 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/05/2023 KS Walk-Around (Level II) SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/30/2023 OK Full (Level I) BRAMAN SCALES 4 0 1 0 3 0 - ▲Detail
08/23/2023 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I-24 WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/23/2023 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I-24 EB 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections47
Unsafe Driving 10 viols
HOS Compliance 5 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
84SURETYLEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONL340387-2197$011/04/202311/04/2024Replaced
84SURETYUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.612201164$011/04/202011/03/2023Cancelled
84SURETYGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.SIC14204A$011/04/199110/01/2013Replaced
84SURETYGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.SIC14204H$010/01/201311/04/2020Cancelled
34CARGOGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.PP47475$007/01/198701/12/2007Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.PP47475$1,000,00006/22/198701/12/2007Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.CLP09307N$1,000,00001/12/200706/11/2014Replaced
34CARGOGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.PP047475$001/12/200701/12/2007Replaced

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC085718PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED12/19/2013--
MC085718BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION10/10/2023DISCONTINUED REVOCATION10/16/2023
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED10/10/1979SUPERSEDED02/08/1982
MC085718BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION10/08/2020DISCONTINUED REVOCATION10/23/2020
MC085718PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED09/05/1986REVOKED12/04/2013
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED08/15/1980SUPERSEDED02/08/1982
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED08/13/1981--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED07/21/1980SUPERSEDED02/08/1982
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED07/09/1981--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED06/20/1979SUPERSEDED04/07/1981
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED06/01/1977SUPERSEDED02/08/1982
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED05/22/1979--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED04/07/1981--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED04/02/1987--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED03/26/1984--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED03/20/1984--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED02/09/1981SUPERSEDED02/08/1982
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED02/08/1982--
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDSUPERSEDED02/08/1982
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDTRANSFERRED10/01/1981
MC085718MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDTRANSFERRED10/01/1981

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