Carrier profile · USDOT 1063285 · MC-256153 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Tradewinds Transportation LLC

87 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 17 statesALBANY, OR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-256153 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

87Power units

93 observed · MCS-150

118Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(541) 926-6020 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 422 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

263 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 23, 2026.

Safety

248 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 13.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 160 vehicle and 248 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

8.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

243 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 16

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 87-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 87
Inspections · 24 mo: 248
Annualized: ≈124 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving69 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 17 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’05 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2005

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2005	$750K	3
UNITED SOUTHERN ASSURANCE CO.	Jul 1992 → Sep 1993	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 87
Observed power (24 mo): 93
Trailers (towed): 118

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

83.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

248

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 140 inspections
Washington: 21 inspections
Nevada: 21 inspections
Oregon: 14 inspections
Utah: 14 inspections
Colorado: 9 inspections
Idaho: 6 inspections
New Mexico: 6 inspections
Arizona: 4 inspections
Montana: 3 inspections
Wyoming: 3 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections

Home base

ALBANY, OR

6404 OLD SALEM ROAD NE

Most inspections: CA

140 inspections

CA 140 · WA 21 · NV 21

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4063285 USDOT 94081 USDOT 1406804Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 852143 USDOT 1702380 USDOT 1406804 USDOT 4274500 USDOT 444427 USDOT 61163 USDOT 4063285 USDOT 94081

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6404 OLD SALEM ROAD NE, ALBANY, OR, 97321
Mailing address: PO BOX 681, ALBANY, OR, 97321
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 926-6020
Fax: (541) 926-8014
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: tradewindstransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Donald Headrick · Donald A Thompson
USDOT / docket: 1063285 · MC-256153
First registered: Oct 17, 2002
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 8,388,685 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,388,685

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

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

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14%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

22 of 160 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

139violation records

43OOS-tagged records

22 of 160inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

5014%7 / 50

Other vehicle maintenance

3754%20 / 37

Brakes

2924%7 / 29

Lights

1155%6 / 11

Hours of service

1010%1 / 10

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

19%Nov 24 to Apr 257 / 36

12%May 25 to Oct 256 / 52

16%Nov 25 to Apr 266 / 37

9%May 26 to Oct 263 / 35

Top 3 codes (22 of 139 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7

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393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects7
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps5
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed5
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.48A-BI-TSA Brakes inoperative4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak3
392.2-LCDLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.51A-SOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A2-OPER Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A3-IDUI Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A3-POSS Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BHCR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIAD Brakes inoperative1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1063285) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 11, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 248 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 160 vehicle-level and 248 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 87 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1063285, and its motor carrier number is MC-256153.

Is TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 13.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 422 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).