Carrier profile · USDOT 1444560 · MC-33117 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Steve Wills Trucking and Logging LLC

18 power unitsavg 8.2 yrLocal · 1 statesFORTUNA, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-33117 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(707) 768-3781 Email dispatchswillstruck@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2008–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · 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 1.7 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving18 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hudson’17–’21

Accident Fund’21–’22

beyond this history

201720202023now

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 · EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2022

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCIDENT FUND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$1M	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Oct 2021	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

57.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

FORTUNA, CA

1576 STATE HIGHWAY 36

Top corridor

CA 39

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4002249

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

Location

Physical address: 1576 STATE HIGHWAY 36, FORTUNA, CA, 95540
Mailing address: PO BOX 335, FORTUNA, CA, 95540
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (707) 768-3781
Cell: (707) 599-7349
Fax: (707) 768-3784
Email: swillstruck@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Steve Will · Chris Will
USDOT / docket: 1444560 · MC-33117
First registered: Dec 19, 2005
Last MCS-150: Feb 22, 2026 · 706,438 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.40
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

706,438

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC.

STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC (USDOT 1444560) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC's USDOT number?

STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC's USDOT number is 1444560, and its motor carrier number is MC-33117.

Is STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC's safety record?

STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC's fleet?

STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC operates 18 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC based?

STEVE WILLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC is based in FORTUNA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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