CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3892704· MC1431646· CARRIER
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A BAR J VENTURES LTD

4601 MINERS RD W, COALHURST, AB, T0L 0V0(403) 393-6950abarjventures@gmail.comANDREW OUDSHOORN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
Vehicle OOS
33.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 33.3% — well above the 22% national average

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

MC1431646

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
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 04/11/2024
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION· policy P04179995
Authority history (2) ▾
05/07/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/23/2024)
07/14/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (3)
  1. NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/11/202404/11/2024
  2. NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/04/202204/11/2024
  3. NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/04/202207/04/2022

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.

Vehicle3 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver7 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

7 inspections · 9 violations (1 OOS) · 11% of inspections had an OOS finding.

7
Inspections
9
Violations
1
OOS violations
8
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

9
total

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • MT3
  • WA2
  • UT1
  • NV1
  • ID1
  • ND1

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.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

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

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

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.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 50%Other 50%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 50% of recent
  • 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
Do this
  • Verify the extinguisher gauge is in the green and secured
  • Keep a full set of warning triangles in the truck
2Other
1 violation · 50% of recent
  • 393.60DWindshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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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
9
Violations
1
Out-of-service
42
CSA points
0
Crashes
6
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

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

7 trailer 3 truck 1 incomplete vehicle
2007 WESTERN STAR 4900seen 4×
5KJJABAV17PY08952· E93734 AB
2022 INTERSTATE MANUFACTURING V Bottom Trailerseen 2×
1M9V534D7N1041021· 6EZ327 AB
2006 PETERBILT 379seen 2×
1XP5DB9X66D656886· 0CG067 AB
2013 KENWORTH W9 Seriesseen 2×
1XKWP40X7DR962828· 0EC159 AB
2024 TRIPLE E INDUSTRIESseen 2×
2LDSD5333RG074785· 6UJ770 AB
2016 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA9623GW704057· 5AY580 AB
2010 STE STE
1S9T04222A0017085· Z65427 AB
2013 PETERBILT 386
1NPHD49X9DD185719· A76720 AB
2024 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1A9624RW532088· 6PK522 AB
2017 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed
1TTE483C0H3022349· 5FB531 AB
2004 TRIPLE E INDUSTRIES Platform
2LDPA48314C040376· S94550 AB

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;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
ANDREW OUDSHOORN
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-05-31
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-27
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Medium· 1
LUCAS REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 663530Active· CALGARY, AB
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1GRAA9623GW7040571GR1A9624RW532088

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

7 events
  1. 03/27/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/07/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/23/2024)

  3. 04/11/2024Insurance filed — NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy P04179995

  4. 04/11/2024Insurance replaced — NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

    BIPD/Primary · policy P04179995

  5. 07/14/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  6. 07/04/2022Insurance replaced — NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

    BIPD/Primary · policy 19 CBC 1956881

  7. 05/31/2022Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-27
Reported mileage
249,000 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 4:07 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.