NORTHERN LITE MFG GP INC

DBA: NORTHERN LITE

NORTHERN LITE MFG GP INC is a small fleet, operating 10 power units and 7 drivers, based in Kelowna, BC. Across 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 11.5% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · May 4, 2021
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 3.40% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 10.0% vs peer 9.10% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Insurance Corporation of British Columbia · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — NORTHERN LITE MFG GP INC (USDOT 1035353)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 3.40% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 10.0% vs peer 9.10%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Insurance Corporation of British Columbia · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1035353/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1035353 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: KEITH DONKIN Company officer 2: LORNE RODENHIZER Other (RVS) Based in KELOWNA, BC

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 3.4% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 10% vs peer median 9.1% (worse). n=88719 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • DBA NORTHERN LITE MFG → NORTHERN LITE · Sep 20, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1035353
In FMCSA records since Jun 18, 2002 (~24y)
MC / docket MC454434
Company officer KEITH DONKIN
Company officer 2 LORNE RODENHIZER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (RVS)
Fleet size 10 units
Drivers 7
Annual mileage 584,150 mi
Contact & address
Physical
322 TOTOM AVENUE
KELOWNA, BC V1X 5W6
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1035353
In FMCSA records since Jun 18, 2002 (~24y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 584,150 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 10.0% vs 23.4% -13.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 3.4% vs 6.7% -3.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.23 vs 1.80 -1.57
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2021-05-05 (1,965 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trailers 10 0 0
Trucks 10 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 42 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 26 26 0
OOS inspections 1 2 0
OOS percentage 3.85% 7.69%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
10
Drivers
7
Inspections
42
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
10.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

NORTHERN LITE had 26 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 11.5%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 1.0.

Inspection profile

26 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in SD (10) and WA (5).

Violation profile

11.5% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (66.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 7 drivers; Unknown, GMC, and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 10.0% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 88,719 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
3.4%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 88,719 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +3.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
10%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
9.1%
Median across 88,719 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +0.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA NORTHERN LITE MFG NORTHERN LITE
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (22 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
South Dakota (SD) 10 0 0.0% Jun 1, 2026
Washington (WA) 5 3 60.0% Nov 11, 2025
Idaho (ID) 2 0 0.0% Apr 29, 2026
North Dakota (ND) 2 0 0.0% Jan 11, 2025
Missouri (MO) 2 0 0.0% Dec 5, 2024
Montana (MT) 1 0 0.0% Dec 12, 2025
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Sep 7, 2026
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% Jun 27, 2025
Iowa (IA) 1 0 0.0% Mar 1, 2025
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Jan 16, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Unknown 24
GMC 22
Ford 11
Ksf 4
Chevrolet 1
Com-Camp 1
Fldck 1
Kaufman 1
Kelowa Ste 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.17 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 0.66 1 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (42 rows) View all 42 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88938645 Sep 7, 2026 IL 1 I74
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Truk
3 392.2FT, 392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2IRP No
88007978 Jun 1, 2026 SD 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87760769 May 5, 2026 SD 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87722730 Apr 29, 2026 ID 1 POST FALLS ID
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86802739 Jan 13, 2026 SD 1 JEFFERSON SD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86601289 Dec 12, 2025 MT 3 BROADUS MT
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86310122 Nov 13, 2025 SD 1 JEFFERSON SD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86332433 Nov 11, 2025 WA 1 LIBERTY LAKE WA
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.43D-B Yes
85958988 Oct 4, 2025 SD 1 JEFFERSON SD
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85899944 Sep 27, 2025 SD 1 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85898706 Sep 23, 2025 WA 3 TONASKET WA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85366901 Jul 24, 2025 SD 1 TILFORD SD
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85164730 Jul 9, 2025 SD 1 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85091886 Jun 27, 2025 MI 2 mi-new-buffalo-scale-e/b
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLIFTA No
84907971 Jun 5, 2025 WA 3 RIDGEFIELD WA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 395.8A1-HOSP Yes
84014687 Mar 1, 2025 IA 3 ia-37---i29-sb-mm-132-salix
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLIFTA No
83755550 Jan 30, 2025 WA 3 BREWSTER WA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83714164 Jan 27, 2025 SD 1 JEFFERSON SD
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83656105 Jan 16, 2025 US 1 EAST BOISE ID
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83585624 Jan 11, 2025 ND 1 BISMARCK ND
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83324696 Dec 5, 2024 MO 1 ROCK PORT MO
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83234595 Nov 22, 2024 WA 1 LIBERTY LAKE WA
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Chevrolet
1 393.43D-B Yes
83034880 Oct 29, 2024 ID 3 id-coeur-dalene-id
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82914660 Oct 14, 2024 SD 3 TILFORD SD
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82833807 Oct 4, 2024 MO 1 PLATTE CITY MO
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9(a) No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WY0202305251 Apr 18, 2023 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
WA000E986917 Nov 26, 2019 WA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 5, 2021 MC454434-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
May 4, 2021 MC454434 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 22, 2021 MC454434 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia 84008 BMC-91X May 4, 2021 On file ACTIVE
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 84008 91X $750,000 May 4, 2021 On file ACTIVE
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 81446 BIPD/Primary Dec 1, 2011 Apr 26, 2021 NAME CHANGED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY 8557287 CARGO May 27, 2009 Apr 26, 2021 NAME CHANGED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 5IM235163 CARGO Dec 14, 2007 May 27, 2009 REPLACED
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. ILM 30231563 CARGO May 21, 2003 Dec 14, 2007 REPLACED
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. ILM 30231563 CARGO May 21, 2003 Jan 2, 2008 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 81446 BIPD/Primary Apr 1, 2003 Dec 1, 2011 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 81446 BIPD/Primary Apr 1, 2003 Apr 1, 2003 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 5, 2021
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  2. Apr 26, 2021
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Apr 26, 2021
    insurance
    NAMECHG — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 26, 2021
    insurance
    NAMECHG — INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
  5. Apr 26, 2021
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  6. Dec 1, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. May 27, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jan 2, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
  9. Dec 20, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Dec 14, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
  11. Apr 1, 2003
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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