KING FREIGHT LINES LIMITED

DOT# 304847 MC# 189592 Pictou, NS Authorized For-Hire
(902) 485-8077 safety@kingfreight.com 131 Harris Road, Pictou NS B0K 1H0
48 tractors · all owned 49 drivers 6.8M mi/yr · ~141k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
39 yrs history · 123 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
48
Drivers · CDL
49 · 49
Annual miles
6.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 48 0 0 48
Trailers 174 0 0 174

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-05-1991) · 34 yr old
Registered
11-09-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-09-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DARRYL WOOD

Cargo

58.0
medium risk
Household Goods General Freight Building Materials Beverages Other: RUBBER & TIRES Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

123 inspections and 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.7× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

80% likely range 0.55×–1.70×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (48 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.51×, violations 0.58× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 19 of 62 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 4 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.8% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Canada-domiciled motor carrier
    Domiciled in Canada — cross-border operating rules and inspection patterns differ from US-based motor carriers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
123
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
9 of 72
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
1 of 123
National avg 6.7%
Violations
62
10 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks nationwide (about 49 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 25 inspections, 1 out of service 25 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 12 inspections, 5 out of service 12 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.031 0.029
Inspections 1.81 1.11
Violations 0.65 0.77
Critical violations 0.19 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

62 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    42 · 9 OOS
    Brakes 19 · Lights 12 · Tires 8 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 0 OOS
    No log 5 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 4 · Seat belt 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • May
    18
    2026
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    29
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    16
    2025
    Virginia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Oct
    18
    2024
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA
on record since Dec 20, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1992
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 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 Feb 20, 1991)

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
  • Maine 77
  • North Carolina 12
  • New York 10
  • Tennessee 5
  • Connecticut 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Virginia 3
  • Alabama 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 123 inspections were in NS.