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CONTRANS FLATBED GROUP GP INC

DOT# 1041297 MC# 436935 Hagersville, ON Authorized For-Hire
(905) 768-0310 abarber@contrans.ca 80 3rd Line, Hagersville ON N0A 1H0
410 power units 369 drivers 22.4M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
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HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 151 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment

Power units
410
Drivers · CDL
369 · 369
Annual miles
22.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 182 227 0 409
Trailers 1005 57 0 1062

Registration

Registered
07-16-2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-17-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
STEVEN BROOKSHAW

Cargo

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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
151
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.9%
7 of 102
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 151
Violations
68
7 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 35 inspections, 1 out of service 35 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 22 inspections, 1 out of service 22 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 31 inspections, 4 out of service 31 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 16 inspections, 0 out of service 16 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

68 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    47 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 24 · Lights 11 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    13 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 8 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    18
    2025
    Michigan
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    24
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    4
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    20
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Mar 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2012
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
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Michigan 54
  • New York 40
  • Maine 35
  • Pennsylvania 6
  • Ohio 4
  • Maryland 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • North Dakota 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 151 inspections were in ON.

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