Politics · Canada · 2 hrs ago
Manitoba shuts down a third carrier linked to company in fatal crash
Manitoba has shut down a third trucking carrier linked to Conquer Transport after an investigation found it was controlled by people connected to the company.
Conquer Transport was decertified in Manitoba in 2021 over repeated safety problems, then reappeared in Alberta under a slightly different name.
A truck operated by that Alberta carrier was involved in a fatal crash in Brandon in May, killing a 49-year-old woman.
Alberta revoked the carrier’s safety credentials in August, and the driver has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.
Manitoba says it cancelled the third carrier’s certificate, so it can no longer operate in the province; records point to Winnipeg-based 7Star, which did not comment.
Such firms, known as chameleon carriers, change names or jurisdictions to evade safety rules.
The crash has renewed calls for better sharing of safety information between provinces, and regulators approved a plan last month to modernize Canada’s more than 20-year-old carrier information system.
Manitoba has revoked the safety credentials of a third carrier it says is linked to Conquer Transport, shutting down its ability to operate in the province.
The move follows a fatal collision in Brandon in May involving an Alberta carrier linked to Conquer Transport.
Manitoba said it began investigating the third carrier after receiving a tip from another province.
Transport records show Winnipeg-based 7Star used a phone number also listed in corporate records for Conquer Transport.
The crash has renewed calls for better information-sharing among transport regulators.
- Who
- The Manitoba government revoked the safety credentials of a carrier it says is linked to Conquer Transport. The province identified 7Star as the carrier whose certificate it recently cancelled.
- What
- Manitoba shut down the carrier by revoking its safety credentials, ending its ability to operate in the province.
- When
- The cancellation was announced in the article published on Nov. 5, 2026; the exact date of the decision is not stated.
- Where
- Manitoba. The carrier identified in records is based in Winnipeg.
- Why
- Manitoba said an investigation found the carrier was operating under the direct control of people connected to Conquer Transport.
Manitoba government
Individual affiliated with Conquer Transport
Connection between 7Star and Conquer
Manitoba government
Manitoba said its investigation found the carrier was under the direct control of people connected to Conquer.
Individual affiliated with Conquer Transport
An individual reached at a phone number affiliated with Conquer denied any connection with 7Star.
Manitoba first decertified Conquer Transport over chronic safety issues.
The company reappeared in Alberta under a slightly different name, according to transport authorities.
A Conquer Transportation truck collided with an SUV in Brandon, killing a 49-year-old woman.
Alberta shut down Conquer Transportation after its investigation identified chameleon practices.
The body bringing together federal and provincial transport regulators approved a plan to modernize the carrier information-sharing system.
Manitoba cancelled the safety fitness certificate of the third carrier it says is connected to Conquer Transport.
- Fatality
- A 49-year-old woman was killed in the Brandon collision
- Carrier named in records
- 7Star, based in Winnipeg
- Original decertification
- Conquer Transport was first decertified in Manitoba in 2021
- Alberta shutdown
- Conquer Transportation was shut down in August
- Investigation trigger
- Manitoba said it received a tip from another province
What people are saying
It’s having one consistent system with consistent information from coast to coast to coast
If all jurisdictions are managing that appropriately, they’ll have line of sight when a bad actor tries to start up a trucking company.