HIGHWAYSTAR INC

DOT# 3970319 MC# 1483403 Windsor, ON Authorized For-Hire
(519) 972-9772 accounting@highway-star.ca 3490 Marentette Ave, Windsor ON N8X 5C2
16 tractors · all owned 17 drivers 3.6M mi/yr · ~223k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
4 yrs history · 49 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
17 · 17
Annual miles
3.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 16 0 0 16
Trailers 0 24 0 24

Registration

Registered
10-14-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-07-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SUKHJINDER BARYAH

Cargo

61.5
medium risk
General Freight Other: AUTO PARTS
High-Risk Cargo
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.

High Utilization Fleet

This motor carrier reports 223,109 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:

  • Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
  • Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
  • Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
  • Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization

Not enough record to grade yet.

49 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 10–19 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 0.43×–1.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.8

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 (16 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 4% above typical. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.54× and violations 0.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    300 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Dec 19, 2024 – Oct 15, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 11 of 35 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    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.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • 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 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
49
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
4 of 24
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 49
National avg 6.7%
Violations
35
4 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks nationwide (about 16 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.031 0.034
Inspections 2.22 1.23
Violations 1.09 0.97
Critical violations 0.28 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

35 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    22 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    False log 2 · Over hours limit 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No 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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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    5
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Fenchurch General Insurance Company
on record since Oct 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2025
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Dec 19, 2024, replaced 300 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 300 days without a liability filing (Dec 19, 2024 – Oct 15, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Sep 22, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 22, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 25, 2022)

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
  • Ohio 12
  • Michigan 7
  • Kentucky 6
  • Indiana 5
  • Missouri 5
  • Arkansas 4
  • Mississippi 3
  • Texas 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 49 inspections were in ON.