MAHER BROS TRANSFER AND STORAGE INC

DOT# 87390 MC# 45591 Cedar Rapids, IA Authorized For-Hire
(800) 397-1296 tjriley@maherbros.com 370 50th Avenue Dr Sw, Cedar Rapids IA 52404
32 power units 26 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 77.9 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
32
Drivers · CDL
26 · 16
Annual miles
470k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 12 3 4 19
Tractors 2 5 6 13
Trailers 31 0 5 36

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-18-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-18-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TIM RILEY

Cargo

63.8
medium risk
Household Goods General Freight Other: HIGH VALUE GOODS
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 0.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
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 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.74× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.61×. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL (Jul 2025 – Aug 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.5%
2 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
24
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.38 1.02
Violations 0.38 0.71
Critical violations 0.11 0.14

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

What they get cited for

24 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Cargo securement 3 · Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 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

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

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 13, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2017
Cargo filing
required · on file · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY since Mar 13, 2024
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY since Apr 25, 2018
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 31, 2024)

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
  • Iowa (HQ) 15
  • Colorado 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1