MIDNIGHT EXPRESS & CARTAGE LTD

DOT# 680203 MC# 253229 Mississauga, ON Authorized For-Hire
(905) 696-8213 kyle@midnightexpress.ca 5315 General Road, Mississauga ON L4W 2K4
6 power units · all leased 8 drivers 258k mi/yr · ~43k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 75.9 / 100
Low confidence
29 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
258k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 4 0 4
Tractors 0 2 0 2
Trailers 0 12 0 12

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
03-12-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-02-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GARY GARRARD
Officer
KYLE GARRARD

Cargo

63.5
medium risk
Household Goods Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods

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 (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.7× as often as the median active fleet of 6–9 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.41× and violations 0.51× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • 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, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 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: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.039
Inspections 1.92 1.41
Violations 1.08 1.44
Critical violations 0.08 0.26

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

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 1 OOS
    Lights 6 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    No log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 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

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

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)
$750,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Nov 15, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1992
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 13, 2024, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 14, 2008)

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
  • New York 17