Carrier profile · USDOT 12122 · MC-126025 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ballard Transfer Company of Washington

DBA BALLARD TRANSFER

8 power unitsSEATTLE, WA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-126025 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(206) 782-6500 Email dispatchjanice@ballardtransfer.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’18 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental Western’01–’09

Continental Western’09–’17

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2009 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Feb 2009 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2001 → Feb 2009	$750K	4
UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE CO	Feb 1998 → Feb 2001	$750K	1
VALLEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → May 1998	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1994 → Mar 1996	$750K	1
UNIGARD SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1992 → Feb 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SEATTLE, WA

2417 NW MARKET ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 2417 NW MARKET ST, SEATTLE, WA, 98107-4138
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (206) 782-6500
Cell: (206) 276-6107
Fax: (206) 782-6027
Email: janice@ballardtransfer.com
Web domain: ballardtransfer.com

Registration

Officers: Norene Compton · David W Miller
USDOT / docket: 12122 · MC-126025
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2018 · 110,000 mi (2015)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 18, 1988
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

110,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BALLARD TRANSFER COMPANY OF WASHINGTON.

BALLARD TRANSFER COMPANY OF WASHINGTON (USDOT 12122) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2018.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 18, 1988 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALLARD TRANSFER COMPANY OF WASHINGTON's USDOT number?

BALLARD TRANSFER COMPANY OF WASHINGTON's USDOT number is 12122, and its motor carrier number is MC-126025.

Is BALLARD TRANSFER COMPANY OF WASHINGTON authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BALLARD TRANSFER COMPANY OF WASHINGTON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.