CLASSIC FREIGHT SYSTEMS 2011 LIMITED

DOT# 845467 FF# 31456 Dartmouth, NS Authorized For-Hire
(902) 481-3701 sue@classicfreight.ca 50 Joseph Zatzman Dr, Dartmouth NS B3B 1N8
70 power units · all owned 70 drivers 5.3M mi/yr · ~75k per unit
Excellent
FRED Score 91.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
27 yrs history · 73 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
70
Drivers · CDL
70 · 0
Annual miles
5.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 70 0 0 70
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
12-21-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-30-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SUSAN G RITTER

Cargo

66.0
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.22×, violations 0.51× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -19%.

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 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 12 of 33 violations (36%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 4.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
73
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.1%
2 of 49
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 73
National avg 6.7%
Violations
33
2 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks nationwide (about 64 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 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 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.007 0.026
Inspections 0.96 0.97
Violations 0.24 0.57
Critical violations 0.04 0.12

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

What they get cited for

33 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    22 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 12 · Lights 4 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 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
  • Apr
    13
    2025
    Maine
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Slush road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

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 · Northbridge General Insurance Corporation
on record since Dec 12, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1999
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
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 Feb 4, 2000)

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 58
  • New York 8
  • Vermont 4
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Maryland 1
  • New Hampshire 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 73 inspections were in NS.