Carrier profile · USDOT 709461 · MC-245771 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD

12 power unitsavg 4.8 yrRegional · 3 statesNORWICH, ON100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-245771 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(519) 468-6958 Email dispatchdonmckay@oxford.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’23 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cincinnati’96–’01

Lincoln General’01–’08

Old Republic’10–’15

National Interstate’15–’22

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2022	$750K	3
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1996 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Mar 1996	$750K	1
VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC.	Aug 1993 → Aug 1995	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

7.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

NORWICH, ON

773032 HWY 59

Top corridor

SC ⇄ ON

SC 5 · NC 4 · VA 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@oxford.net — 4 carriers: USDOT 368735 USDOT 422024 USDOT 2443643

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 773032 HWY 59, NORWICH, ON, N0J 1P0
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (519) 468-6958
Fax: (519) 468-2027
Email: donmckay@oxford.net
Web domain: oxford.net

Registration

Officers: Korinne Thompson · Dianne Wise
USDOT / docket: 709461 · MC-245771
First registered: Oct 14, 1997
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 905,466 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

905,466

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 DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD.

DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD (USDOT 709461) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 20, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD's USDOT number?

DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD's USDOT number is 709461, and its motor carrier number is MC-245771.

Is DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD's safety record?

DON MCKAY TRUCKING LTD has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).