SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC
USDOT 29124 · Doing business as SAIA LTL FREIGHT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (7428 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAllianz Commerecial
- Out-of-service rate10.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)404 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 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 | 29124 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-87511 |
| Legal Name | SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC |
| DBA Name | SAIA LTL FREIGHT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7702325067 |
| Address | 11465 JOHNS CREEK PKWY STE 400, Johns Creek, GA, 30097 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19910129) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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 | Allianz Commerecial |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2018-03-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2021-02-26 | — |
| LIBERTY INSURANCE | $0 | BMC-82 | 2021-02-16 | — |
| Allianz Commerecial | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2018-03-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2007-04-17 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2008-01-16 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 69 / 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 | 3951 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 404 total (13 fatal, 125 with injuries, 392 towaway) |
- 2026-07-13 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-07-06 — NC — towaway
- 2026-06-28 — LA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-27 — CO — towaway
- 2026-06-24 — SD — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (494), 20 (380), 12 (305).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration 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) | 7428 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 7315 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 496,095,692 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-MAY-26 |
SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC operates 7428 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in GA.
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