Carrier profile · USDOT 29124 · MC-87511 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Saia Motor Freight Line LLC

DBA SAIA LTL FREIGHT

7,428 power unitsavg 5.3 yrNational · 49 statesJOHNS CREEK, GA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-87511 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkssaia.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 15.0%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 — 2,735 vehicle and 3,913 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.6% · 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

3,818 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 201

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 7,428-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
7,428
Inspections · 24 mo
3,928
Annualized
≈1,964 / yr
Coverage
≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

16%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
33%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
22%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
34%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving958 · 2 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance506 · 166 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance459 · 128 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance239 · 188 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance167 · 7 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance164 · 91 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance139 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance93 · 0 OOS
  • 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance88 · 0 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance88 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

333 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

258ELD device issues
9No log / no ELD
12False logs
26Drove over hours

Trending worse — 62% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 4,029 total · 398 in 24 mo

4,029
Total crashes
398
In last 24 mo
142
Fatal
1,503
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
202610304299
2025203858198
2024226860221
2023177559172
2022195856187
2021165558163
2020173465164
2019154444148
2018176471168
2017131643125
2016130439122
2015148653141
2014153754145
2013160360149
2012136544130
2011134658119
2010118151110
2009114342107
2008162657154
2007141352134
2006133551124
200510144091
200410033992
20036853467
20026832957
20017692872
20005433845
19995452953
19984522343
19976213857
19964432841
19955112544
19943211431
1993160516
19921811014
19916045
19902022
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 5, 2026NC00Yes
Jul 21, 2026KY00Yes
Jul 13, 2026MN01Yes
Jul 11, 2026MO02Yes
Jul 6, 2026NC00Yes
Jun 29, 2026OH00Yes
Jun 28, 2026LA01Yes
Jun 27, 2026CO00Yes
Jun 24, 2026SD00Yes
Jun 23, 2026TN00Yes
Jun 19, 2026TN01No
Jun 17, 2026GA01Yes
Jun 15, 2026LA01Yes
Jun 12, 2026TX01Yes
Jun 11, 2026NC05Yes
Jun 9, 2026AR00Yes
Jun 9, 2026LA00Yes
Jun 8, 2026CA00Yes
May 30, 2026IN01Yes
May 28, 2026NC00Yes
May 28, 2026MI01Yes
May 28, 2026CA00Yes
May 27, 2026MO03Yes
May 27, 2026MO01Yes
May 23, 2026OH02No