Heavy-haul truck moving specialized industrial equipment

Gerald Battist Trucking Limited

USDOT registration: Active · September 2026

Granton, NS

USDOT 879227
2559 Granton Abercrombie R, Granton, NS B2H 5C6

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Fleet and drivers reported to FMCSA

Power units 20
Drivers 20
Drivers per power unit 1.00

Unchanged across 4 monthly FMCSA releases.

Counts reported to FMCSA on the carrier's MCS-150, compared across 4 monthly releases archived by ProHRHQ, April 2026 to September 2026. The carrier refiled its MCS-150 during this period.


How this carrier compares

  • Years registered

    Registered with USDOT for 26 years. The comparison group averages 17.

    This comparison includes 6,122 active carriers operating 20-24 power units in the September 2026 FMCSA release. Group sizes differ between comparisons because each uses the carriers that report that measure.

Comparisons use the published FMCSA release shown above against carriers of similar fleet size. They describe recorded federal data, not a rating or an assessment of this company. Method and sources.

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Gerald Battist Trucking Limited

Granton, NS

USDOT 879227 · MC214923

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Reported freight
General freight, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Building materials, Machinery, large objects, Grain, feed, hay, Dry bulk commodities; 2 more categories on the website
Insurance filing
BI&PD $750,000 · since 2023 · last FMCSA record before the May 2026 system change
Fleet and drivers
20 power units and 20 drivers
Equipment
Tractors: 20 owned; Trailers: 39 owned
USDOT registration
May 10, 2000
Reported mileage (2026)
1 miles
USDOT status
Active
Inspection sample (SMS)
Driver: 0; vehicle: 0
Comparison cohort
2,614 carriers; 20 power units
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Carrier identity and authority

Operating classification
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Operation type
Interstate
Operating radius
Interstate, long-haul (beyond 100 miles)

Freight categories reported to FMCSA

  • General freight
  • Logs, poles, beams, lumber
  • Building materials
  • Machinery, large objects
  • Grain, feed, hay
  • Dry bulk commodities
  • Paper products
  • Construction materials

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Fleet capability reported

Power units
20
Drivers
20
Annual mileage reported
1 miles
Mileage reporting year
2026

Equipment ownership

Tractors
20 owned
Trailers
39 owned

Fleet and ownership figures describe the federal filing, not equipment available for a particular load.

FMCSA insurance filings

BI&PD $750,000 · since 2023 · last FMCSA record before the May 2026 system change

BI&PD
$750,000 · in force since 2023-05-08 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · last FMCSA record before the May 2026 system change

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Verification documents

Carrier-supplied documents are kept private and separate from the public FMCSA record.

  • Insurance documentProvided privately when requested
  • W-9Provided privately during onboarding
  • Operating authority documentCurrent status checked from FMCSA
  • Broker packetPrepared privately for the intended broker
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Insurance, authority, inspections and the federal record

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Gerald Battist Trucking Limited is a for-hire carrier based in Granton, NS that operates across state lines. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as USDOT 879227 since May 10, 2000.

Its most recent federal filing, dated Mar 2, 2026, reports 20 power units and 20 drivers. It reported 1 miles driven in 2026. No roadside inspections, violations or crashes are recorded from Oct 1, 2023 through Sep 30, 2026.

Federal registration and safety detailsView details

Federal release: September 2026.

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Cohort comparison

2,614 carriers with 20 power units.

No inspection measures are published for this carrier in the current release, so there is nothing to compare against the cohort.

Facts reported in the available federal record
ItemReported result
USDOT registration statusActive
Operating classificationAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Operation reportedInterstate
Driver inspections (SMS)0 reported; 0 out of service
Vehicle inspections (SMS)0 reported; 0 out of service
Reported crashes (3-year window)0
Crashes involving fatalities0
Crashes involving injuries0
Crashes involving tow-away0
Recorded violations (3-year window)0
Out-of-service violations0

SMS inspection figures use the published SMS reporting window; they are separate from the three-year event totals.

Three-year crash, activity, and violation window: Oct 1, 2023 through Sep 30, 2026. Crash involvement does not establish fault. Fatality, injury, and tow-away categories can overlap.

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Registration history

Federal data release: September 2026. Dates below describe filings and recorded events; USDOT registration is not necessarily the company's founding date.

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Registration and reported mileage

USDOT registration
May 10, 2000
MCS-150 filing
Mar 2, 2026
Reported mileage (2026)
1 miles

USDOT registration is not necessarily the company's founding date. Mileage belongs to the reporting year shown.

Recorded inspection activity

Recorded inspections
0
States with inspections
0

Oct 1, 2023 through Sep 30, 2026.

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