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USDOT 304847MC189592

King Freight Lines Ltd — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

35 years (granted 1991)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

176 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

King Freight Lines Ltd

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

131 Harris Road, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0

Phone

(902) 485-8077

Power units

48

Drivers

49

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC189592

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Aig Insurance Company Of Canada · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.6%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 176 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 176 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

safety@kingfreight.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

4

Reportable crashes

4

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 05/2026 · GA 05/2025 · VA 03/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 382025: 682024: 482023: 22
Level II — Walk-around: 70Level III — Driver-only: 67Level I — Full: 39
DateStateLevel
Jul 15, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026CTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 18, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 13, 2026MELevel I — Full
Apr 17, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2026MELevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2026MELevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Nov 14, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025MELevel I — Full
Nov 9, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025MELevel I — Full
Nov 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2025MELevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 23, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2025MELevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2025CTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2025MELevel I — Full
May 31, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2025MELevel I — Full
May 15, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2025MELevel I — Full
May 7, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2025MELevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2025MELevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 176 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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