Carrier profile · USDOT 46257 · MC-163711 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

FOODLINER INC

DBA FOODLINER

1,226 power unitsavg 8.3 yrNational · 48 statesDUBUQUE, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163711 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1,226Power units

556 observed · MCS-150

597Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 584-2670 Email dispatchandylee@foodliner.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record23 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1393 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

77 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

77 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

1,226 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

840 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 11.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 418 vehicle and 839 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

12.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

808 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 49

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 1,226-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 1,226
Inspections · 24 mo: 840
Annualized: ≈420 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving466 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance120 · 26 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance76 · 15 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance46 · 35 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance45 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance39 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance34 · 12 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Firemans Fund’95–’03

Discover Property’03–’11

Travelers Connecticut’15–’20

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
SELF-INSURED	Jul 2024 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2022 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$1M	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Dec 2015 → Dec 2020	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2015	$1M	2
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 2014 → Dec 2014	$1M	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$1M	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2011	$1M	8
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1995 → Mar 2003	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Dec 1995	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1,226
Observed power (24 mo): 556
Trailers (towed): 597

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

18.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 48 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

837

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DUBUQUE, IA

501 BELL ST

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IA

CA 86 · TX 70 · GA 63

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3516651 USDOT 1377808 USDOT 238954 USDOT 1609038 USDOT 2321674 USDOT 3336664Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 94 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 238954 USDOT 278516 USDOT 1053668 USDOT 1053669 USDOT 3938564 USDOT 4504553 USDOT 2593543 USDOT 3842184

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@foodliner.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 451896 USDOT 1609038 USDOT 3115880

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

1,226

Observed (24 mo)

556

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 501 BELL ST, DUBUQUE, IA, 52001
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 584-2670
Email: andylee@foodliner.com
Web domain: foodliner.com

Registration

Officers: Greg Mccoy · Michael Birkett
USDOT / docket: 46257 · MC-163711
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2025 · 88,698,659 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 18, 2005
D-U-N-S: 117530436

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1,226

Power units

1,153

Drivers

1,153

CDL drivers

88,698,659

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FOODLINER INC.

FOODLINER INC (USDOT 46257) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 840 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 418 vehicle-level and 839 driver-level — across 48 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 77 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 23 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 1,226 power units and 1,153 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 18, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOODLINER INC's USDOT number?

FOODLINER INC's USDOT number is 46257, and its motor carrier number is MC-163711.

Is FOODLINER INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, FOODLINER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOODLINER INC's safety record?

FOODLINER INC has a 11.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,393 roadside inspections, with 77 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).