Big Freight Systems Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
45 years (granted 1980)
Liability filing
$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Big Freight Systems Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier+broker
Physical address
360 Highway 12 North, Steinbach, MB R5G 1A6
Phone
(204) 326-3434
Power units
181
Drivers
175
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC150381
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓
Authority history
- Dismissed — Property Broker
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Rejected — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 02/29/2024 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/02/2024
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 02/29/2024 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/02/2024
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
swarkentine@bigfreight.com — company domain
Domain age
bigfreight.com registered 1996-09-20 (30 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Proofpoint)
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
4
Reportable crashes
4
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MT 02/2026 · MN 04/2025 · ND 01/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Mark Pawlik – Big Freight Systems Inc. - Blueprint Magazine
Blueprint Magazine · 3/31/2022
Big Freight Systems, Bison Transport win TCA’s Fleet Safety grand prizes - TheTrucker.com
TheTrucker.com · 8/15/2022
Schilli Companies & Big Freight Systems join with Daseke - Truckers News
Truckers News · 5/2/2017
These 18 trucking companies were recognized for outstanding safety records in 2021 - CDLLife
CDLLife · 1/6/2022
Worker who died on the job in West Perth was employee of Manitoba trucking company - The Stratford Beacon Herald
The Stratford Beacon Herald · 9/20/2023
Jeffrey Knight – Canadian Pacific - Blueprint Magazine
Blueprint Magazine · 7/6/2022
The Work in Manitoba job portal: Where job seekers and employers meet - Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce · 1/18/2024
Who's being sued: August 13, 2018 - Business in Vancouver
Business in Vancouver · 8/14/2018
Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.
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