Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 390704 · MC-224648
WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC
3 power unitsGUELPH, ON
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-224648 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC safe to work with?
Is WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC safe to load? WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 390704, MC-224648) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in GUELPH, ON, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Legion · 93–01
Ranger Ins · 01–06
Northbridge Commercial · 15–17
19932017
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Oct 2015 → Oct 2017 | $1M | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2006 → Oct 2006 | $1M | 2 |
| RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Oct 2001 → Nov 2006 | $1M | 2 |
| LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1993 → Oct 2001 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
GUELPH, ON
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kenneth lewis — 23 carriers: USDOT 496544USDOT 688520USDOT 987641USDOT 1004842USDOT 1153286USDOT 1215222USDOT 1232669USDOT 1318966
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 39 ARROW ROAD, GUELPH, ON, N1K 1S8
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (519) 837-2662
- Fax
- (519) 824-6154
- Web domain
- kratzertruck.ca
Registration
- Officers
- Kenneth Lewis · George Mallouk
- USDOT / docket
- 390704 · MC-224648
- First registered
- 04/21/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 04/05/2022 · 645,987 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 247798499
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?
WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 390704, and its motor carrier number is MC-224648.
Is WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC's fleet?
WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC based?
WARD KRATZER TRUCKING INC is based in GUELPH, ON.