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SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC

USDOT 73148 · MC85718 what is the difference?

970 280TH ROAD, SEWARD, NE 68434

Registered 1974-06-01 · 49 power units · Interstate

SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 73148, MC85718) is an interstate motor carrier based in SEWARD, NE, operating a fleet of 49 power units. FMCSA shows operating authority as active for Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods), granted 1984-03-26. The insurance file carries a $1,000,000 BMC-91X filing from Great West Casualty Co, effective 2014-06-11. A suspension order has been served against this operating authority. These figures are read from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance and SAFER on 2026-09-23; MC Sentry reports what is on file and does not rate or recommend carriers.

Operating authority

Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)Inactive Administrative status adjustment
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)Active Discontinued Revocation

Authority status and insurance status are separate FMCSA files and are not updated together. An active authority record is not a statement that insurance is on file — how long that gap usually lasts.

Insurance on file

TypeCoverageInsurerPolicyStatus
Cargo$5,000Great West Casualty CoCLP09307NOn file, effective
BIPD liability$1,000,000Great West Casualty CoCLP09307NOn file, effective

Federal minimum for general freight property carriers is $750,000 BIPD. What each filing code means. Cargo coverage is not shown here — why the federal record cannot tell you if your freight is covered.

Recent activity

Operating authority inactive — Administrative status adjustment
SURETY policy JT009980 cancelled by insurer (JET INSURANCE COMPANY)
Operating authority suspension or revocation
SURETY policy 612201164 cancelled by insurer (UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.)
SURETY policy SIC14204H cancelled by insurer (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.)

1 earlier filing change on record, back to 1984-03-26. Totals are summarised under Filing history analysis.

Registration on file

Entity statusActive
OperationInterstate
ClassificationAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Power units49
Trucks49
Phone4026434503

Filing history analysis

  • Operating authority on record since 1984-03-26 — 42 years.
  • 3 insurance cancellations on record, most recently 2025-12-05, 292 days ago.
  • 2 suspension or revocation orders served by FMCSA, most recently 2025-11-10.
  • Current primary filing: $1,000,000 with Great West Casualty Co, on file since 2014-06-11 — $250,000 above the federal minimum.
  • 49 power units — a mid-size fleet, larger than 95% of carriers in the FMCSA census.

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