LAIDLAW CARRIERS VAN GP INC
331 power units
321 drivers
33.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 75.0 / 100
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High confidence
24 yrs history · 329 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 331 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 321 · 321
- Annual miles
- 33.5M ~101k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 331 | 0 | 331 |
| Trailers | 0 | 699 | 0 | 699 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jul 16, 2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 10, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 200521870
- Officers
- KELLY KNOWLTON · HARM SINGH
- Phone
- (519) 766-0660
- mklassen@contrans.ca
- Address
- 21 Kerr Crescent, Puslinch ON N0B 2J0
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsBeveragesPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
329
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.4%
21 of 201 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
3 of 329 driver inspections
Violations
137
27 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
137 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert99 · 21 out-of-serviceBrakes 46 · Lights 29 · Tires 13 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 2 · 7 more
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Hours of service No alert20 · 6 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 10 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · False log 2 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 9 · Reckless / lane 6 · Phone use 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr102026Apr 10, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan302026Jan 30, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan192026Jan 19, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan122026Jan 12, 2026 · MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May192025May 19, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr102025Apr 10, 2025 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb102025Feb 10, 2025 · ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan272025Jan 27, 2025 · New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Companyon record since Mar 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2006
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Western Surety Company since Oct 1, 2015
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Maine 126
- New York 93
- Michigan 30
- Tennessee 14
- Maryland 12
- Wisconsin 11
- Ohio 8
- Kentucky 6
Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 329 inspections were in ON.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 65 | 2.64 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 14 | 0.37 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 0.38 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
329 driver inspections · 201 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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