Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2913089 · MC-981736
COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD
8 power unitsavg 3.5 yrLocal · 1 statesABBOTSFORD, BC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-981736 ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
3.5Avg age (yr)
2022–2023 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Do not load
FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.
Insurance on fileEstablished 10 yearsFederal Out-of-Service Order
Watch · 3
In good standing · 4
Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 19 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.
Operating authority1010 yr active
since 2016Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
3.5 yr
Model years 2022–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
10 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD safe to work with?
Is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD safe to load? COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 2913089, MC-981736) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in ABBOTSFORD, BC, operating 8 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 10 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 19 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it do not load (0/100), with the leading concern: federal out-of-service order. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CTCOASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD 0
Active federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered 01/20/2025
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
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Safety
19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
18.2% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 8-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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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)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2023
Newest model yr
2022
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
ID busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ABBOTSFORD, BC
Top corridor
ID ⇄ BC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (6 trucks · 7 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 245330USDOT 3065114USDOT 1882616USDOT 1706224USDOT 988687USDOT 2639332USDOT 3180938
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers77
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 32310 SOUTH FRASER WAY, ABBOTSFORD, BC, V2T 1X1
- Mailing address
- 32889 SYLVIA AVE, MISSION, BC, V2V 5Y5
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (604) 401-1164
- Web domain
- coastwaytransport.com
Registration
- Officer
- Sukhjit Kular
- USDOT / docket
- 2913089 · MC-981736
- First registered
- 07/27/2016
- Last MCS-150
- 01/05/2024 · 548,590 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD's USDOT number?
COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD's USDOT number is 2913089, and its motor carrier number is MC-981736.
Is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.
What is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD's safety record?
COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).
How big is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD's fleet?
COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD operates 8 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD based?
COASTWAY TRANSPORT LTD is based in ABBOTSFORD, BC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.