Carrier profile · USDOT 291224 · MC-184856 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

44 power unitsavg 7 yrLocal · 2 statesBOLTON, ON94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184856 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(905) 857-6981 Email dispatchyashley@CAVALIER.CA

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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 fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 59 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 6

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 44-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’13 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ranger Ins’96–’07

United States’07–’12

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2017

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2012 → Nov 2013	$750K	4
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Jan 1996 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1994 → Jan 1996	$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): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

24.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

BOLTON, ON

14091 HUMBER STATION ROAD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ ON

NY 32 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2888236Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3124286 USDOT 2888236

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cavalier.ca — 4 carriers: USDOT 767000 USDOT 2972829 USDOT 3124286

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian ledson — 2 carriers: USDOT 2972829

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 14091 HUMBER STATION ROAD, BOLTON, ON, L7E 5S1
Mailing address: PO BOX 10, BOLTON, ON, L7E 5T1
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (905) 857-6981
Email: yashley@cavalier.ca
Web domain: cavalier.ca

Registration

Officer: Brian Ledson
USDOT / docket: 291224 · MC-184856
First registered: May 6, 1987
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 3,180,256 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 31, 2000
D-U-N-S: 241847102

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,180,256

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 CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 291224) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2017 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 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 44 power units and 51 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 31, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 291224, and its motor carrier number is MC-184856.

Is CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

CAVALIER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).