SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC is a general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employer in DES MOINES, IA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 3 violations and $6,253 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.
SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC
5425 NORTHEAST 14TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50313
Parent: SAIA INC (53 locations)
484121 — Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC is one of 53 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization SAIA INC. SAIA INC is a SEC public reporter (SAIA), with most recent reported revenue of $3.2B.
Federal enforcement records on SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of SAIA INC across all 53 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by SAIA INC
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC — ELK GROVE, CA — 2 federal records
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC — SAN LEANDRO, CA — 2 federal records
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, INC — WEST SACRAMENTO, CA — 2 federal records
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC — NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, INC. — ODESSA, TX — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC — WEST CHESTER, OH — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC — MIAMI, FL — 1 federal record
- 64911 - SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC — SARDIS, KY — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC — KINGSPORT, TN — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC — INDIANAPOLIS, IN — 1 federal record
Other employers in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload within IA
- TMC TRANSPORTATION — DES MOINES — 2 federal records
- USF HOLLAND, INC. — DES MOINES — 2 federal records
- STS TRANSPORTATION — IOWA CITY — 1 federal record
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — DES MOINES — 1 federal record
- EXEL, INC. — OSCEOLA — 1 federal record
- CRST, INC. — CEDAR RAPIDS — 1 federal record
- SCHUSTER CO — LE MARS — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT — CEDAR RAPIDS — 1 federal record
- STANDARD FORWARDING LLC — DUBUQUE — 1 federal record
- HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES, INC. — MASON CITY — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry in IA, SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC ranks in the 85th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 99 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 85th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 96th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.3.
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- What is SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $6,253 in total penalties.
- How does SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.
- Has SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC of DES MOINES, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC resolves to the parent rollup SAIA INC, which operates 53 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC include 1 fatality investigation.
This profile may be incomplete if SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.