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Saia Motor Freight Line LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Saia Motor Freight Line LLC in Johns Creek, Georgia reports 7,428 power units and 7,315 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

11465 Johns Creek Pkwy Ste 400, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 (770) 232-5067

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Saia Motor Freight Line LLC (USDOT 29124, MC-87511), doing business as Saia LTL Freight, is an active motor carrier based in Johns Creek, Georgia that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 7,428 power units and 7,315 drivers (7,262 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 496,095,692 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, oilfield equipment, dry bulk commodities, general freight, building materials, construction, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, agricultural / farm supplies, beverages, paper products, household goods, passengers. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on January 29, 1991, 36 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 5, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size 500+ power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150) Chemicals, Oilfield equipment, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Building materials, Construction, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Agricultural / farm supplies, Beverages, Paper products, Household goods, Passengers Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count 500+ drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update May 5, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
Doing business as Saia LTL Freight source
USDOT number 29124 source
MC docket MC-87511 source
Operating authority Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units 7,428 source
Tractors (owned or leased) 7,273 source
Trailers (owned or leased) 24,477 source
Drivers 7,315 source
CDL drivers 7,262 source
Miles reported (MCS-150) 496,095,692 miles source
Mileage year 2025 source
Also hauls its own freight No source
Safety rating date Jan 29, 1991 source
USDOT registered since Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

  1. May 5, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
  2. Jan 29, 1991: Rated by FMCSA Official source
  3. Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedOct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveFiled an MCS-150 update: May 5, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Jan 29, 1991; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Georgia

195 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Georgia; 23 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Georgia

FMCSA safety rating (all 195 here): Conditional 7 (4%) · Not rated 108 (55%) · Satisfactory 80 (41%)

Rating age (all 195 here): Rating over 10 years old 60 (31%) · Rated within the last 5 years 16 (8%) · Rating 5–10 years old 11 (6%) · None on record 108 (55%)

Fleet size (all 195 in this group): 10–24 power units (85) · 25–99 power units (72) · 100–499 power units (31) · 500+ power units (7)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 195 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (126) · Other cargo (89) · Liquids / gases (82) · Machinery, large objects (77) · Building materials (73) · Construction (73) · 24 other values (685) · None on record (1)

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