CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3077585· MC223703· CARRIER· EIN 98-0121034
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INDEPENDENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS

Legal: 854984 ONTARIO INC

345517 QUAKER STREET, NORWICH, ON, N0J 1P0(519) 424-2031admin@independenttransit.caHEIDI KLEEN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC223703

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/30/2019
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY· policy T70061
Authority history (4) ▾
01/22/2018MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
10/30/2017CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2017)
11/15/2005CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/02/2005)
03/19/1991MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (01/05/2018)
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (17) ▾
  1. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/16/2018 → 06/27/2019
  2. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/16/2018 → 05/30/2019
  3. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MTransferred
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2017 → 01/03/2018
  4. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/14/2014 → 11/25/2017
  5. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/14/2014 → 11/01/2017
  6. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/08/2011 → 12/07/2014
  7. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/08/2011 → 08/14/2014
  8. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/08/2009 → 11/08/2011
  9. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/08/2009 → 11/08/2011
  10. STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/08/2008 → 11/08/2009
  11. STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 11/08/2008 → 11/08/2009
  12. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/08/2006 → 11/08/2008
  13. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 11/08/2006 → 11/08/2008
  14. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/07/2005 → 11/08/2006
  15. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 11/08/2005 → 11/08/2006

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

6 inspections · 1 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

6
Inspections
1
Violations
0
OOS violations
1
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

1
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • MI6
  • KY1
  • TN1
  • NC1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

3
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

9
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

6 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 trailer 2 incomplete vehicle 1 truck
2022 KENWORTH W9 Seriesseen 7×
1XKWD49XXNR983055· PA49740 ON
2022 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIESseen 6×
1TKJ05326NM049582· X2912A ON
KENWORTH W9 Series
1NKWGGGG90R963488· PA27817 ON
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2533R7245850· Y7314T ON
2020 WESTERN STAR 4900
5KKXAC006LPMT9257· PA57956 ON
2020 STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer
1S12E9533LE541675· S5102J ON

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
4 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
HEIDI KLEEN
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2017-12-14
Last MCS-150 update
2024-09-04
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 9 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or emails with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
854984 ONTARIO INC
USDOT 3343730Active· NORWICH, ON
Strong
EmailPhone
Medium· 1
KLEEN TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 2441875Active· NORWICH, ON
Medium
MailingAddressShared VIN · 1
1S12E9533LE541675

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

21 events
  1. 09/04/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2023)

  2. 06/27/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 5000082

  3. 05/30/2019Insurance filed — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy T70061

  4. 05/30/2019Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 5000082

  5. 01/22/2018MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  6. 01/03/2018Insurance transferred — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 5000082

  7. 12/14/2017Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  8. 11/25/2017Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 64006804

  9. 11/01/2017Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 64006804

  10. 10/30/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2017)

  11. 12/07/2014Insurance cancelled — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

    CARGO · policy R33828

  12. 08/14/2014Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy T33960

  13. 11/08/2011Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy 321-850040

  14. 11/08/2011Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 133-850039

  15. 11/08/2009Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy KGHOLH1000525

  16. 11/08/2008Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KGHOLH1000525

  17. 11/08/2006Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 900204

  18. 11/15/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/02/2005)

  19. 11/07/2005Insurance replaced — RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TPO 203313

  20. 09/27/1995Insurance replaced — LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TPI 000167

  21. 03/19/1991MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (01/05/2018)

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-09-04
Reported mileage
347,527 mi (2023)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 7:06 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.