RELIABLE FREIGHT LINES INC

DOT# 291455 MC# 179549 DUNS# 73322232 Abilene, KS Authorized For-Hire
(785) 479-6674 reliablefreight@att.net 208 S Mulberry St, Abilene KS 67410
10 tractors 8 drivers 536k mi/yr · ~54k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 84.3 / 100
Low confidence
39 yrs history · 10 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
10
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
536k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 4 5 0 9
Trailers 9 3 0 12

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-09-1989) · 37 yr old
Registered
05-07-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-29-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DAVID BERVEN

Cargo

60.9
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: TRANSFORMERS Grain/Feed/Hay Utility Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.66×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.33×, out-of-service orders 0.35× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -19%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
10
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
0 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Kansas (about 9 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 0.85 1.23
Violations 0.15 0.97
Critical violations 0.05 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Oct 21, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 22, 2019)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kansas (HQ) 5
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Arkansas 1
  • Colorado 1