GOLDEN INTERNATIONAL
Legal: TRANSPORT TFI 16 SEC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
- Bond has changed hands 7 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20264 inspections · 13 violations (3 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2-SLLS4Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
10
1× · sev 10
- 2392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
5
1× · sev 5
- 3393.45B22 OOS
Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2
2×
- 4393.9A-LLPLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 5393.104F3
Loose or unfastened tiedown
1
1×
- 6393.55E
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
1
1×
- 7393.55C2
CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system
1
1×
- 8392.2WNot in SMS
Excessive Weight violation
1
1×
- 9393.75A1 OOS
Flat tire or fabric exposed
1
1×
- 10393.48A
Inoperative/defective brakes
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- NY27
- CT1
- PA1
- WV1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA94 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 64 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi62 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- PHILIPPE PAPINEAU
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2005-11-08
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-08-01
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 64 trucks · 64 owned tractors · 120 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses or phone numbers with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
22 events- 08/06/2025Insurance cancelled — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 58672824
- 08/01/2024MCS-150 update filed
8.4M mi reported (2023)
- 03/01/2016Insurance filed — Ace American Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 1432948
- 03/01/2016Insurance ended — Ace American Insurance Company
policy 1432948
- 03/01/2016Insurance replaced — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy RMBA 1245047
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 58672824
- 07/08/2011Insurance cancelled — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 58672824
- 06/13/2011BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/17/2011)
- 05/30/2011Insurance replaced — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 58672824
- 05/30/2010Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy SUR015449
- 12/01/2008Insurance filed — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy RMGL 9895505
- 12/01/2008Insurance ended — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
policy RMGL 9895505
- 12/01/2008Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 9800002
- 06/10/2007Insurance cancelled — GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
SURETY · policy 6414311GICA/MM3058017GCNA
- 05/30/2007Insurance replaced — GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
SURETY · policy 6414311GICA/MM3058017GCNA
- 10/01/2006Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TPP 9993061
- 09/01/2006Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TPP 9993061
- 08/09/2006PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/12/2025)
- 04/06/2006Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TPP 9998232
- 03/07/2006Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TPP 9993061
- 12/01/2005MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/08/2005Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-08-01
- Reported mileage
- 8,418,300 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — TRANSPORT TFI 16 SEC, SAINT-LAURENT, QC
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