Carrier profile · USDOT 1611369 · MC-598373 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD

8 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 4 statesSURREY, BC93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-598373 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(778) 565-3828 Email dispatchdispatch@astraltransport.ca

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 27.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Interstate’07–’11

British Columbia’11–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · since Mar 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA	Dec 2011 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Dec 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 12

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SURREY, BC

13895 90 AVE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ BC

CA 33 · WA 6 · OR 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1153876 USDOT 1321566 USDOT 2865124Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2121810 USDOT 2865124 USDOT 3184657 USDOT 1153876 USDOT 2727540 USDOT 1321566 USDOT 3917853 USDOT 424445

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13895 90 AVE, SURREY, BC, V3V 1C2
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (778) 565-3828
Fax: (778) 565-3829
Email: dispatch@astraltransport.ca
Web domain: astraltransport.ca

Registration

Officers: Paramjit Bisla · Jagtar Bisla
USDOT / docket: 1611369 · MC-598373
First registered: Feb 26, 2007
Last MCS-150: Sep 3, 2024 · 353,099 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 19, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

353,099

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD.

ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 1611369) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA effective Mar 5, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 3, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 19, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD's USDOT number?

ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD's USDOT number is 1611369, and its motor carrier number is MC-598373.

Is ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD's safety record?

ASTRAL TRANSPORT LTD has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).