KELTIC TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 693164 MC# 321414 Moncton, NB Authorized For-Hire
(506) 854-1233 mel@keltictransportation.com 90 Macnaughton Ave, Moncton NB E1H 3L9
95 power units · all owned 95 drivers 5M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 88.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 128 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
95
Drivers · CDL
95 · 0
Annual miles
5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 5 0 0 5
Tractors 90 0 0 90
Trailers 171 0 0 171

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
06-09-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-01-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MELANIE THOMAS
Officer
JAIME MULLINS

Cargo

66.9
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
2.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.40× and violations 0.49× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 14 of 42 violations (33%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 11.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 77% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Canada-domiciled motor carrier
    Domiciled in Canada — cross-border operating rules and inspection patterns differ from US-based motor carriers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
128
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.0%
8 of 73
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 128
National avg 6.7%
Violations
42
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 28 inspections, 1 out of service 28 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 31 inspections, 2 out of service 31 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 0 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 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.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.011 0.025
Inspections 1.01 0.91
Violations 0.22 0.53
Critical violations 0.04 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

42 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    25 · 8 OOS
    Brakes 14 · Lights 5 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 2
  • 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
  • Feb
    19
    2025
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Feb
    12
    2025
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.

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 · NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
on record since Jan 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2016
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 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, 2005)

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
  • Maine 82
  • New York 15
  • Indiana 3
  • Massachusetts 3
  • Maryland 3
  • Michigan 3
  • Virginia 3
  • Delaware 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 128 inspections were in NB.