Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 870184 · MC-381694
F T C LTD
5 power unitsGRIMSBY, ON
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-381694 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power 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 26 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 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2626 yr active
since 2000Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is F T C LTD safe to work with?
Is F T C LTD safe to load? F T C LTD (USDOT 870184, MC-381694) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in GRIMSBY, ON, operating 5 power units and 16 drivers. Operating authority has been active 26 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
FTF T C 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
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
At Lloyds · 00–02
Truck Exchange · 02–04
Lincoln General · 04–08
Old Republic · 09–12
20002012
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2009 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Oct 2008 → Oct 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2004 → Oct 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Oct 2002 → Oct 2004 | $750k | 2 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Oct 2000 → Oct 2002 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- 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
GRIMSBY, ON
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@bellnet.ca — 261 carriers: USDOT 26348USDOT 82249USDOT 100987USDOT 163112USDOT 256257USDOT 261558USDOT 263005USDOT 264370
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 211 ROBERTS ROAD, GRIMSBY, ON, L3M 4E8
- Mailing address
- 20-255 DUNDAS STREET EAST #422, WATERDOWN, ON, L0R 2H6
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (905) 945-5177
- Fax
- (905) 945-9289
- ftcltd@bellnet.ca
- Web domain
- bellnet.ca
Registration
- Officer
- Jennifer Baughan
- USDOT / docket
- 870184 · MC-381694
- First registered
- 04/05/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 04/01/2010 · 833,028 mi (2009)
- 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 F T C LTD's USDOT number?
F T C LTD's USDOT number is 870184, and its motor carrier number is MC-381694.
Is F T C LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, F T C LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is F T C LTD's fleet?
F T C LTD operates 5 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is F T C LTD based?
F T C LTD is based in GRIMSBY, ON.