TOPAZ TRANSPORT INC
117 power units
113 drivers
9.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 75.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
6 yrs history · 356 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 117
- Drivers · CDL
- 113 · 113
- Annual miles
- 9.1M ~78k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 83 | 32 | 2 | 117 |
| Trailers | 81 | 39 | 50 | 170 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Oct 1, 2020 (6 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Dec 4, 2025
- Officer
- OLEKSII SHATOV
- Phone
- (902) 835-9900
- oleksiishatov@topaztrans.ca
- Address
- 1 Kingswood Dr Unit 200, Hammonds Plains NS B4B 0P4
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General FreightOther: PEAT MOSSPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
356
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.0%
22 of 220 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
5 of 356 driver inspections
Violations
180
28 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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
180 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert115 · 23 out-of-serviceBrakes 57 · Tires 21 · Lights 20 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 13 more
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Hours of service No alert47 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 30 · No log 7 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 5
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Unsafe driving No alert14 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 10 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 2 · No valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Mar52026Mar 5, 2026 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025Dec 2, 2025 · MaineProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar282025Mar 28, 2025 · MaineInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar262025Mar 26, 2025 · MaineProperty damage onlyIce road, dawn, sleet hail, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct172024Oct 17, 2024 · MaineProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Oct 5, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2020
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA → National Interstate Insurance Company (Oct 2025)
- 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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Inspections by state
- Maine 213
- New York 95
- Vermont 13
- Maryland 11
- Connecticut 4
- Massachusetts 4
- New Jersey 3
- Michigan 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 356 inspections were in NS.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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 | 70 | 2.51 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 30 | 0.27 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 13 | 0.85 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.09 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
356 driver inspections · 220 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 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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