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USDOT 591904 · DANFREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
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DANFREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

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USDOT 591904 MC 286914 Joliette, QC Authorized For-Hire
104 power units 340 drivers mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 10.3 / 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
31 yrs history · 184 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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
104 all owned
Drivers · CDL
340 · 340
Annual miles
148k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors10400104
Trailers25000250

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Feb 28, 1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Mar 13, 2026 (Address Change)
Officers
NICOLAS ST-PIERRE · PATRICK BELANGER
Phone
(450) 755-5225
Email
pbelanger@danfreight.com
Address
1400 Chemin Lasalle, Joliette QC J6E 0L8

Cargo

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Machinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceOther: TIRES, PEAT MOST, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCESPaper Products

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
184
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.1%
12 of 108 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.3%
6 of 184 driver inspections
Violations
167
19 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 26 inspections, 2 out of service 26 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 33 inspections, 2 out of service 33 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 24 inspections, 3 out of service 24 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 26 inspections, 3 out of service 26 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 2 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

167 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    93 · 13 out-of-service
    Brakes 48 · Lights 26 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 11 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    48 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 39 · No log 8 · False log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    18 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 8 · Seat belt 3 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    8 · 6 out-of-service
    English proficiency 4 · No valid CDL 4
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Apr
    26
    2026
    Apr 26, 2026 · Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    29
    2026
    Jan 29, 2026 · Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    25
    2026
    Jan 25, 2026 · Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    21
    2026
    Jan 21, 2026 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Nov 6, 2025 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    19
    2025
    Feb 19, 2025 · New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jan
    5
    2025
    Jan 5, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    9
    2024
    Dec 9, 2024 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

1 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Nov 13, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2017
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) · THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA since Oct 3, 2017
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION → NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2023)
  • 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
  • New York 46
  • California 30
  • New Mexico 15
  • Washington 11
  • Utah 9
  • Arizona 7
  • Michigan 7
  • Indiana 5

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 184 inspections were in QC.

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