QUEST LINER INC

DBA QUEST LINER
USDOT 1609038MC-Docket MC595010DUBUQUE, IA
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized344 power units

QUEST LINER INC (USDOT 1609038) in DUBUQUE, IA — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $6,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-12-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 13 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.2.
  • 2 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2024-08-20 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 7 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.09
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.14
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.06
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.52

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

2
Fatalities
5
Injuries
20
Crashes
451
Inspections
48
OOS inspections
55
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$6,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
344
Total drivers
239
Years in business
19
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
13 of 20 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0.2
Driver OOS rate
1%
Vehicle OOS rate
12.5%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
8 times last 2024-08-20
Physical address
7 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-21
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2022-12-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

731
Inspections
77
OOS inspections
616
Violations
92
OOS violations
6
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-25.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-16 IA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Blowing Sand Soil Dirt Or Snow, Daylight, Snow
2026-02-13 LA 1 fatal1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2026-01-27 MI 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Ice
2026-01-05 TX Tow-awayHazmat released
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-09-16 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-24 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-20 IL 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-18 AL 1 fatal
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-07-28 AL Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-06-10 OK 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-18 NC Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-09 OH Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-31 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-03-30 AL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Wet
2025-02-18 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Sleet Hail, Daylight, Ice
2025-02-03 IA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-21 AL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2025-01-18 LA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-10 MO Tow-awayHazmat released
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Snow, Dark - Not Lighted, Snow
2024-08-12 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-22 AL 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-15 OK Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-04-24 TX 2 fatal3 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
268 54 2026-05-05
Unsafe driving 392
91 1 2026-04-20
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
42 11 2026-04-22
Hours of service 395
21 0 2026-04-23
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
10 1 2026-05-02
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
6 0 2026-04-01
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
5 0 2025-08-25
General safety regulations 390
4 0 2026-04-23
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
3 0 2026-02-24
Hazmat driving & parking 397
3 0 2025-12-16
CDL standards 383
2 2 2025-06-25
Driver qualifications 391
2 2 2026-04-07
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
2 1 2025-06-12
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
1 0 2025-07-30
Operating authority / leasing 376
1 0 2024-03-11
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
1 0 2025-12-16

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-04-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-08 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format legibility color and visibility of th
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-07 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has OOS
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-04-01 Hazardous Materials Compliance DOT406/407/412 minimum road clearance
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-04-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add the trailer number
2026-04-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2026-03-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-31 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake connections with leaks or constrictions OOS
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Axle positioning parts defective/missing OOS
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle OOS
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-02-24 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain
2026-02-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2026-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-01-20 Vehicle Maintenance Steering system components worn welded or missing OOS
2026-01-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle OOS
2026-01-20 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-01-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2026-01-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-01-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-05 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2026-05-03 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
2026-05-02 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 328D
2026-05-01 MO · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-04-28 OK · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
2026-04-23 NY · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
2026-04-22 VA · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2026-04-20 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-10 OK · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2026-04-08 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-04-08 WI · Level 2 3 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516C6-HMPMC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2026-04-08 AL · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-04-07 TX · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Driver qualifications 391 11B4 OOS
2026-04-07 MO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-04-01 IL · Level 1 5 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24C2II
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178 345-8A5
2026-03-31 MO · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2026-03-30 IA · Level 1 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
2026-03-25 TX · Level 1 4 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-03-20 IL · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2
2026-03-17 MO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-10 TX · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A OOS
2026-03-06 IA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-03-01 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-TC OOS
2026-02-24 SC · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 801-HMHCNP
2026-02-11 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR

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