Carrier profile · USDOT 694146 · MC-321799 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

MANITOULIN TLX INC

22 power unitsavg 5.9 yrRegional · 4 statesGORE BAY, ON100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-321799 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(705) 222-1904 Email dispatchmdasilva@manitoulintransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 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 · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 17 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.5 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 22-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
172.504 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.502 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Truck Exchange’97–’00

Ranger Ins’04–’07

United States’07–’12

Northbridge Commercial’12–’17

Northbridge General’17–now

1997200520132021now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Oct 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2017 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2012 → Oct 2017	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2012	$1M	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Jun 2004 → Oct 2007	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2003	$1M	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2000 → Jul 2001	$1M	2
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jun 1997 → Jun 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

18.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

GORE BAY, ON

HWY 540 B

Top corridor

MI ⇄ ON

MI 7 · ND 1 · 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 190003Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 190003 USDOT 317106

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@manitoulintransport.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 571624 USDOT 3487276

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: HWY 540 B, GORE BAY, ON, P0P 1H0
Mailing address: P O BOX 390, GORE BAY, ON, P0P 1H0
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (705) 222-1904
Fax: (705) 282-2322
Email: mdasilva@manitoulintransport.com
Web domain: manitoulintransport.com

Registration

Officers: Gordon W Smith · Curtis Flanagan
USDOT / docket: 694146 · MC-321799
First registered: Jun 16, 1997
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 428,499 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

428,499

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 MANITOULIN TLX INC.

MANITOULIN TLX INC (USDOT 694146) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MANITOULIN TLX INC's USDOT number?

MANITOULIN TLX INC's USDOT number is 694146, and its motor carrier number is MC-321799.

Is MANITOULIN TLX INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, MANITOULIN TLX INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MANITOULIN TLX INC's safety record?

MANITOULIN TLX INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).