TOM MACDONALD TRUCKING LTD

DOT# 307299 MC# 222819 Sydney, NS Authorized For-Hire
(902) 562-5620 safety@tmdtrucking.com 527 Keltic Drive, Sydney NS B1L 1B6
44 tractors · all owned 39 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
39 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
44
Drivers · CDL
39 · 39
Annual miles
10k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 44 0 0 44
Trailers 85 0 0 85

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
12-28-1987 (39 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DALE LANDRY

Cargo

67.6
medium risk
Livestock Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: SEAFOOD Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
Livestock, 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.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 44 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 9 units seen in 24 months, 0.16 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

14 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.17×–1.65×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (44 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.78× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -3%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 6 of 15 violations (40%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 9 of the 44 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (14 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 44 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • 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 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
2 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
1 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.23 1.02
Violations 0.17 0.71
Critical violations 0.02 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    13 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 6 · Lights 6 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    False log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • 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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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)
$750,000 · AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA
on record since Oct 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1993
Cargo filing
on file · State National Insurance Company, Inc. since Oct 1, 2008
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION → AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (Oct 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 18, 1989)

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
  • Maine 12
  • New York 2