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QUEST LINER INC

Doing business as QUEST LINER

USDOT 1609038
MC docket MC-595010
USDOT registration Active

Operating authority — FMCSA publishes no current status for this carrier. See FMCSA’s record.

Safety rating Not rated no compliance review on file
Hazardous materials Yes
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Roadside inspections
Last inspected
2026-09-17
Inspections
772
last three years
Violations recorded
660

Out-of-service orders lower is better

Inspections ending with a vehicle or driver ordered out of service by authorities. Between 22 September 2024 and 22 September 2026.

Vehicle 11.2% below the national average of 22.26% 50 of 447 vehicle inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Driver 1.1% below the national average of 6.67% 6 of 522 driver inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Hazmat 0.5% below the national average of 4.44% 2 of 369 hazmat inspections ended in an out-of-service order

These rates use FMCSA’s own window and arithmetic, so they match this carrier’s FMCSA Company Snapshot. The national averages are the agency’s own, as of 31 July 2026.

Crashes
Last reported crash
2026-07-11
Crashes on file
190
Crashes with a fatality
18
Crashes with injuries
98
Crashes with a tow-away
185
Crashes on file, last 24 months
21

Crash counts are permanent and reach back decades. A crash on this record is not a finding of fault.

Insurance and operating authority

Required and on-file BI&PD liability amounts, cargo and surety bond filings, and the operating authorities this carrier holds.

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Where this carrier sits among the others

A chart of the out-of-service rate across every carrier in the group, with this carrier marked on it and the margin of error around its own rate.

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80 of this carrier’s 772 roadside inspections on FMCSA’s rolling three-year file ended in an out-of-service order. Comparison groups are CarrierHelm’s, built from FMCSA’s published inspection counts, fleet sizes and state of domicile across the carriers we hold — see About the data for that scope.

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Carrier details
Fleet and drivers
Power units
344
Trucks
344
Buses
0
Drivers
239
Drivers holding a CDL
239
What they run
Operating range
Interstate, beyond 100 miles
Carrier operation
Interstate
Operation classification
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage reported
22,006,141
Mileage year
2024
Registration
First on file
2007-02-20
Carrier last updated its record
2025-10-21
City
DUBUQUE
State
IA
ZIP
52001

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Data as of 2026-09-21 · The official FMCSA record · FMCSA safety profile · About this data