LIGHT WAY TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1221835
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (95 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1221835 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-484072 |
| Legal Name | LIGHT WAY TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2046372429 |
| Address | 19 MANITOBA AVE, Austin, MB, R0H 0C0 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 189 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (1 fatal, 1 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-03-13 — MN — towaway
- 2025-12-03 — NE — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-14 — MN — towaway
- 2024-10-16 — SD — towaway
- 2024-09-26 — MN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (85), 20 (53), 16 (32).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 95 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 99 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 9,976,137 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 18-SEP-25 |
LIGHT WAY TRANSPORT INC operates 95 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MB.
Nearby
Other carriers in Austin, MB
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- KEYSTONE CONCRETE LTD — USDOT 1217777, 1 power units
- JASON HARDER — USDOT 1334064, 1 power units
- ABRAM DYCK — USDOT 1348245, 1 power units
- WALTER FUNK — USDOT 1379926, 1 power units
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