RST INDUSTRIES LIMITED

DOT# 19185 MC# 478746 St John, NB Authorized For-Hire
(506) 634-8800 hsse@jdirving.com 485 Mcallister Drive, St John NB E2L 4H8
181 tractors 41 drivers 13.3M mi/yr · ~73k per unit
HazMat
Strong Provisional: the filed fleet isn't backed up by the roadside record (only 14 of the 181 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months), so the grade can't lean on this motor carrier's own history until the fleet size is confirmed.
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
52 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections
Upside capped

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
181
Drivers · CDL
41 · 41
Annual miles
13.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 103 78 0 181
Trailers 40 0 0 40

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Robert Field
Officer
DON BONNELL

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.41× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:

  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 181 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 14 units seen in 24 months, 0.07 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.41×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.45×, violations 0.58× and out-of-service orders 0.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -16%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 14 of the 181 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (24 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 181 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.2% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Canada-domiciled motor carrier
    Domiciled in Canada — cross-border operating rules and inspection patterns differ from US-based motor carriers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.2%
1 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
11
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 1,871 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.024
Inspections 0.09 0.91
Violations 0.03 0.51
Critical violations 0.01 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    8 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Lights 2 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $2,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Mar 31, 2004 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2004
Cargo filing
on file · Ace American Insurance Company since Mar 31, 2004
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 6, 2004)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • New York 14
  • Maine 8
  • Delaware 1
  • Louisiana 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 24 inspections were in NB.