Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 585561 · MC-283852
DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD
4 power unitsDRUMHELLER, AB
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-283852 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 32 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 22.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 yr active
since 1994Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD safe to work with?
Is DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD safe to load? DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 585561, MC-283852) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in DRUMHELLER, AB, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DTDOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD 50
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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)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Onebeacon America · 98–02
Ranger Ins · 03–04
19982004
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.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DRUMHELLER, AB
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@telusplanet.net — 92 carriers: USDOT 14082USDOT 72309USDOT 220240USDOT 275380USDOT 451259USDOT 542485USDOT 545187USDOT 546503
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kenneth douglass — 3 carriers: USDOT 1960081USDOT 3581792
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 120 HIGHWAY 10X, DRUMHELLER, AB, T0J 0Y0
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1958, DRUMHELLER, AB, T0J 0Y0
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (403) 823-8143
- Cell
- (403) 820-1111
- Fax
- (403) 823-4102
- Web domain
- telusplanet.net
Registration
- Officer
- Kenneth Douglass
- USDOT / docket
- 585561 · MC-283852
- First registered
- 12/29/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 01/23/2004 · 120,000 mi (2003)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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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Frequently asked
What is DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD's USDOT number?
DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD's USDOT number is 585561, and its motor carrier number is MC-283852.
Is DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD's fleet?
DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD based?
DOUGLASS TRANSPORT LTD is based in DRUMHELLER, AB.