Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 620891 · MC-269468
FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED
36 power unitsGUELPH, ON
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269468 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
36Power 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 31 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 36 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1995Insurance (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
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED safe to work with?
Is FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED safe to load? FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED (USDOT 620891, MC-269468) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in GUELPH, ON, operating 36 power units and 38 drivers. Operating authority has been active 30 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
FTFORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED 40
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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
- None
- 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
$5M BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
Truck Exchange · 94–96
Ranger Ins · 96–99
At Lloyds · 99–03
Zurich American · 03–12
19942012
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 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Apr 2012 | $5M | 3 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Jan 1999 → Jan 2003 | $5M | 1 |
| RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Jan 1996 → Feb 1999 | $5M | 2 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Jan 1994 → Jan 1996 | $5M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 36
- 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 registration email domain with other carriers
@trimac.com — 19 carriers: USDOT 26425USDOT 36431USDOT 66340USDOT 105214USDOT 105851USDOT 166893USDOT 182476USDOT 256308
Shares a company officer with other carriers
mathieu faure — 4 carriers: USDOT 256308USDOT 1359181USDOT 3306609
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7079 WELLINGTON ROAD 124, GUELPH, ON, N1H 6J3
- Mailing address
- 3215 12 STREET NE, CALGARY, AB, T2E 7S9
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (519) 767-0046
- Fax
- (519) 767-0184
- nswift@trimac.com
- Web domain
- trimac.com
Registration
- Officers
- Mathieu Faure · Nicki Swift
- USDOT / docket
- 620891 · MC-269468
- First registered
- 11/15/1995
- Last MCS-150
- 06/10/2022 · 2,662,884 mi (2020)
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED's USDOT number?
FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED's USDOT number is 620891, and its motor carrier number is MC-269468.
Is FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED's fleet?
FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED operates 36 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED based?
FORTRESS TRUCKING LIMITED is based in GUELPH, ON.