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REDIEHS FREIGHTLINES INC

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Company CheckREDIEHS FREIGHTLINES INC · DOT 1290599

1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

DOT# 1290599 MC# 501922 Portage, Indiana 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Mar 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jan 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 16, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 30, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Oct 1, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

Mailing Address1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/22/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/24/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record5

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Jul 1, 2025 · active

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Jul 2025 to Aug 2025 · CANCELLED

1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATIONOct 2013 to Jul 2025 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN 46368

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC	1278724	Sign in	Active
REDIEHS FREIGHTLINES INC this company	1290599	Sign in	Active
STEEL LOGISTICS INC	1589886	Sign in	Active
CHIEF TRANSIT LINES INC	1227359	Sign in	Inactive
COMBINED FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC	1231134	Sign in	Inactive
EUGENE H BOEGER	710035	Sign in	Inactive
M T I TRANSPORT SYSTEMS INC	1671861	Sign in	Inactive
MIDWEST FREIGHT COMPANY	955139	Sign in	Inactive
REDIEHS TRANSIT LINE INC	616294	Sign in	Inactive
REDIEHS TRUCKING COMPANY INC	2097818	Sign in	Inactive
TK LEASING COMPANY INC	1999215	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC501922

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .61 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.94 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,284,955 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/18/2017

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/22/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #101564018

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet45 units

Drivers45

Mileage1,284,955 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

Out of Service5

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/18/2017 | Rated: 11/16/2014

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

8 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

12 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 19 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (21.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/21/2025	CHICAGO	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/16/2024	PORTAGE	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dawn
07/30/2024	PORTAGE	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/27/2024	SOUTH BEND	IN	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

44 roadside violations across 19 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 32 violations · 11 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (26)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/01/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	7	2	0	0	7	2	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ETNA GREEN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 SOUTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 SOUTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 S/B AT 115TH ST	9	1	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARY IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOWELL IN	7	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARY IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	GLENWOOD DYER RD W/B W/OF VOLB	5	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LA PORTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	STURTEVANT WI	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALPARAISO IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	SOUTH BEND IN	11	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I94 EB & 5MM	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB US 12 NEAR SR 149	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	EXIT 220 I65 NB	6	4	1	1	5	3	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections20

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
85	TRUST FUND	1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	NONE	$0	11/22/2004	10/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001147-3	$1,000,000	11/03/2004	10/29/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	048202B-017	$0	11/01/2004	10/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001147-4	$1,000,000	10/29/2005	08/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX244001-023	$0	10/01/2024	10/01/2025	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX234001-016	$0	10/01/2023	10/01/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX224001-014	$0	10/01/2022	10/01/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX214001-019	$0	10/01/2021	10/01/2022	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	2791RRX208166-049	$0	10/01/2020	10/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5010441	$750,000	10/01/2019	10/01/2021	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	NONE	$0	10/01/2013	07/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X26143	$750,000	10/01/2011	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0034109	$750,000	10/01/2010	10/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0031729	$750,000	10/01/2009	10/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026805	$750,000	10/01/2008	10/01/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	OCG-C2238-133065	$0	10/01/2008	10/01/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510RRX078202B-028	$0	10/01/2007	10/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICTG0001002	$750,000	10/01/2007	10/01/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	068202B-039	$0	10/01/2006	10/01/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	058202B-020	$0	10/01/2005	10/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001147-4	$750,000	08/01/2006	10/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001147-4	$750,000	08/01/2006	10/27/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	101564018	$0	07/31/2025	07/01/2025	Replaced
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	101564018	$0	07/31/2025	08/08/2025	Cancelled
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	101564018	$0	07/01/2025	07/31/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC501922	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/29/2004	-	-
MC501922	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/29/2004	-	-
MC501922	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/09/2004	-	-
MC501922	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2005
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2005
MC501922	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2010
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2010
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2011
MC501922	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2011
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2005
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/22/2006
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2009
MC501922	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2009
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2008
MC501922	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2008
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2008
MC501922	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2007
MC501922	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/31/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/05/2025

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94/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/22/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

REDIEHS FREIGHTLINES INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (26)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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