The available broker details identify CHIEF FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 76114) in Portage, Indiana. Below are the company identifiers, historical bond or trust details, and transportation statistics available for this record.
Company record
- Legal name
- CHIEF FREIGHT LINES INC
- USDOT number
- 76114
- County
- Porter County
- Docket numbers
- MC170654
- Location
- PORTAGE, IN, 46368
- Street address
- 1201 MARINE VIEW ST
- Business phone
- 2197878868
How to file on the bond or trust
The supplied CHIEF FREIGHT LINES INC filing history identifies Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) under BMC-84. Confirm which financial-responsibility provider handled the period of the unpaid load.
Historical filing effective date: 2025-07-01. Recorded bond/trust reference: 101564014.
- Establish the correct contracting company. Compare the broker name on the rate confirmation with CHIEF FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 76114). Record the load number, delivery date and MC170654 before opening a claim.
- Confirm the claim recipient. Search FMCSA Licensing & Insurance using MC170654; find the BMC-84 filing and determine which surety was responsible when the transportation was arranged.
- Prepare evidence of the unpaid charges. Make a claim file with the contract or rate sheet, invoice, proof of completed delivery, shipment identifiers and dated payment follow-ups. State the amount due and the date it became payable.
- Obtain the required claim form or intake procedure. Ask the confirmed bond or trust provider where motor carriers submit unpaid-freight claims and whether it needs its own claim form. Follow that intake process and save the submission receipt.
- Confirm receipt and answer deficiencies. Save the confirmation of receipt and any assigned claim reference. Follow the provider’s deadlines for supplemental records or disputes, and keep a dated log of communications.
Transportation market context
In Porter County, 39 carriers in the 6–20 power-unit band are recorded alongside 30 carriers in the 21–100 power-unit band.
Figures from the surrounding market
Census totals for Portage list 81 motor carriers and 707 drivers.
Totals for Porter County include 1,686 owned trailers, along with 958 leased trailers.
Fleet and operating context
The source lists 39 carriers reporting hazardous materials and 34 carriers reporting household goods in Porter County.
Transportation counts and freight activity
In Indiana, 618 carriers in the 21–100 power-unit band are recorded alongside 151 carriers in the 101+ power-unit band.
For this company, the individual FMCSA record lists 26 power units and 26 drivers.
City, county and state census totals describe the surrounding transportation market, NOT this brokerage’s employees or equipment. Freight categories may overlap.
Data snapshot: October 8, 2026. These records may be incomplete or outdated and do not allege misconduct or nonpayment by this company.