LOTUS TERMINALS LTD

DOT# 3307286 MC# 1049948 DUNS# 243568669 Surrey, BC Authorized For-Hire
(604) 534-1119 saran@lotusterminals.com 18833 52nd Avenue, Surrey BC V3S 8E5
5 tractors · all owned 5 drivers 240k mi/yr · ~48k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
7 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
240k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 12 0 0 12

Registration

Registered
07-03-2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-21-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SARAN BAL
Officer
GRAHAM HOWARD

Cargo

66.8
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Building Materials Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

5 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 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 0.38×–2.27×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 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 (5 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.1 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 11% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.13× and violations 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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, Feb 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
5
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 5
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
0 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks nationwide (about 9 in 24 months would be typical; 40% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.100 0.043
Inspections 0.80 1.58
Violations 0.20 1.56
Critical violations 0.10 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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
  • Jan
    8
    2025
    Washington
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
on record since Jun 15, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
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) · Lexon Insurance Company since Jul 30, 2019
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 Jun 26, 2020)

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
  • Washington 5