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Company CheckEDSON FREIGHT LINES 1971 LTD · DOT 72309

#158 52117 RR 220, SHERWOOD PARK, AB, T8E 1C1

DOT# 72309 MC# 174516 Sherwood Park, AB 41 years

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3

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameEDSON FREIGHT LINES 1971 LTD

DOT Number72309

MC Number174516

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSherwood Park, AB

Added06/01/1974

MCS-15011/15/2024

Contact Details

Phone(708) 447-3081

Fax(780) 447-4375

Email[email protected]

Physical Address#158 52117 RR 220, SHERWOOD PARK, AB, T8E 1C1

Mailing Address#158 52117 RR 220, SHERWOOD PARK, AB, T8E 1C1

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC174516

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

Company Overview

EDSON FREIGHT LINES 1971 LTD is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Sherwood Park, AB. The company has been in operation for 41 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 92,977 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, EDSON FREIGHT LINES 1971 LTD has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage92,977 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/09/2010

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/01/2019

CompanyNORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Policy #CBC1951311

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage92,977 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 03/09/2010 | Rated: 03/27/1996

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/17/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TPP 9800103	$750,000	11/01/2006	04/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TPP 9800103	$0	11/01/2006	12/07/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TPO 203313	$1,000,000	11/01/1997	11/01/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	C1M 900385	$0	11/01/1997	11/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TPO 203313	$1,000,000	11/01/1997	11/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	TPO 203313	$1,000,000	11/01/1997	11/03/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	C1M 900385	$0	11/01/1997	11/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	C1M 900385	$0	11/01/1997	11/03/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	3600772	$0	04/30/1989	11/01/1997	Replaced
91	BIPD	ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	1800120AF	$0	04/02/1992	11/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	5000053	$750,000	04/01/2016	04/01/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC174516	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2005
MC174516	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2005
MC174516	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/11/1989	-	-
MC174516	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/26/2006
MC174516	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/26/2006
MC174516	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/07/1984	-	-
MC174516	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/25/1986	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.