KING FREIGHT LINES LTD

USDOT 304847

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (48 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT304847
MC NumberMC-189592
Fleet48 power units
Drivers49
Phone9024858077
LocationPictou, NS

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate7.4% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault

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 Number304847
MC NumberMC-189592
Legal NameKING FREIGHT LINES LTD
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone9024858077
Address131 HARRIS ROAD, Pictou, NS, B0K 1H0

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 19911205)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
84 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
83 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
71 / 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)

Inspections121
Out-of-Service Rate7.4% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway)
  • 2026-05-18 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-05-29 — GA — towaway
  • 2025-03-16 — VA — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2024-10-18 — VA — towaway
  • 2024-03-20 — ME — 1 injured

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (25), 20 (10), 7 (8).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)48
Drivers49
Recent Annual Mileage5,763,213
Last MCS-150 Filing04-FEB-25

KING FREIGHT LINES LTD operates 48 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in NS.

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