DOWNTON'S TRANSPORT LTD

USDOT 549816 MC 301922 Lacombe, AB Authorized For-Hire
29 power units 28 drivers mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 90.0 / 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.
Low confidence
32 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • 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
29 all owned
Drivers · CDL
28 · 14
Annual miles
159k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors290029
Trailers550055

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Conditional (Oct 12, 1998)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 28 yrs ago)
Registered
Feb 7, 1994 (32 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 11, 2026 (Address Change)
Officer
ROCKY DOWNTON
Phone
(403) 782-1325
Email
dispatch@downtons.com
Address
4514 - 46 Ave, Lacombe AB T4L 2C6

Cargo

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Drive/Tow AwayMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsLiquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProducePaper ProductsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
12
92% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
1 of 8 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12 driver inspections
Violations
2
1 out-of-service violation
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
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Violations

2 on the FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 out-of-service
    Brakes 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

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

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Northbridge General Insurance Corporation
on record since Nov 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1995
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
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • South Dakota 4
  • Montana 3
  • North Dakota 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Idaho 1
  • Nevada 1
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