FOODLINER INC
USDOT 46257 · Doing business as FOODLINER
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (1226 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAce American Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate6.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)81 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 42 years ago
- Linked registrations7 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 | 46257 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-163711 |
| Legal Name | FOODLINER INC |
| DBA Name | FOODLINER |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5635842670 |
| Address | 501 BELL ST, Dubuque, IA, 52001 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20050718) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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 | Ace American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $4,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-12-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace American Insurance Company | $4,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Ace American Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-12-01 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2024-09-30 | — |
| Self-Insured | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-07-01 | — |
| SELF-INSURED | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-07-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1984-07-16 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1984-07-16 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 1999-12-23 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 72 / 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 | 828 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 81 total (0 fatal, 24 with injuries, 75 towaway) |
- 2026-07-07 — AL — towaway
- 2026-07-01 — WI — towaway
- 2026-06-23 — GA — towaway
- 2026-06-18 — GA — towaway
- 2026-06-18 — NJ — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (170), 20 (113), 16 (92).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
7 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 307930 · USDOT 647263 · USDOT 737573 · USDOT 907986 · USDOT 1609038
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) | 1226 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1153 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 88,698,659 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 21-OCT-25 |
FOODLINER INC operates 1226 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Dubuque, IA
- HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC — USDOT 65769, 2948 power units
- WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY — USDOT 166001, 604 power units
- INTERSTATE POWER 7 LIGHT — USDOT 216333, 540 power units
- W W TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 451896, 460 power units
- ART PAPE TRANSFER INC — USDOT 1674, 340 power units
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