Carrier profile · USDOT 80582 · MC-134371 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Watson & Ash Transportation Co Ltd

1 power unitCOURTENAY, BC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-134371 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $0 · VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC. · since Mar 1987

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

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

Home base

COURTENAY, BC

BOX 987

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: BOX 987, COURTENAY, BC, CANADA
Mailing address: PO BOX 987, COURTENAY, BC, CANADA
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 80582 · MC-134371
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Dec 18, 2006 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 10, 1980
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD.

WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD (USDOT 80582) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC. effective Mar 16, 1987 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 18, 2006.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 10, 1980 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD's USDOT number?

WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD's USDOT number is 80582, and its motor carrier number is MC-134371.

Is WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD's fleet?

WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD based?

WATSON & ASH TRANSPORTATION CO LTD is based in COURTENAY, BC.

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