Carrier profile · USDOT 1293749 · MC-548616 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

DBA REDLINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS

61 power unitsavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesTAUNTON, MA59/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-548616 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(781) 815-1028 Email dispatchJOHN@REDLINEFREIGHTSYSTEMS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 4

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.6% vs the 6.7% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

38.9

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

38.9

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2013–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

21 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

52 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Mar '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 61-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Arbella Protection’06–’22

Northland’22–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2022	$1M	2
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Jun 2022	$1M	8

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

23%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

TAUNTON, MA

1133 COUNTY ST

Top corridor

MA 31 · CT 9 · RI 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2303878 USDOT 3561034 USDOT 4025514 USDOT 4316332 USDOT 4521868 USDOT 301567 USDOT 1656468

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john findley — 3 carriers: USDOT 1449460 USDOT 3228463

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 1133 COUNTY ST, TAUNTON, MA, 02780
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (781) 815-1028
Cell: (617) 593-9344
Email: john@redlinefreightsystems.com
Web domain: redlinefreightsystems.com

Registration

Officers: John Findley · Tom Findley
USDOT / docket: 1293749 · MC-548616
First registered: Oct 8, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 2,500,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,500,000

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 RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1293749) has a Vektor safety score of 59/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 24, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 1293749, and its motor carrier number is MC-548616.

Is RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

RED LINE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 38.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 84 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 59/100 (tier: high_risk).