Carrier profile · USDOT 163057 · MC-140586 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Golden North Van Lines Inc

33 power unitsavg 10.2 yrLocal · 2 statesANCHORAGE, AK100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-140586 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(907) 349-3511 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 136 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.3%

▼ 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

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 27, 2026.

Safety

81 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 65 vehicle and 81 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.6% · 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 3.8 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

81 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 8

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 33-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 81
Annualized: ≈41 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

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)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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American’86–’96

Vanliner’02–now

1986199620062016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Apr 2023	$750K	4
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Oct 1999 → Nov 2002	$750K	5
COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Dec 1999	$750K	5
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1986 → Nov 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

84.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AK busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Alaska: 79 inspections

Home base

ANCHORAGE, AK

940 RASPBERRY ROAD

Most inspections: AK

79 inspections

AK 79

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1009366 USDOT 1740185Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1009366 USDOT 1318739 USDOT 1740185 USDOT 2714701 USDOT 4480125 USDOT 372783 USDOT 760408 USDOT 340754

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@goldennorth.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 5575604

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 940 RASPBERRY ROAD, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99518
Mailing address: PO BOX 90176, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99509
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (907) 349-3511
Fax: (907) 349-4050
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: goldennorth.com

Registration

Officers: Steve Halverson · Serena Kraft
USDOT / docket: 163057 · MC-140586
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2025 · 1,140,000 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 23, 2007
D-U-N-S: 70046073

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,140,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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12%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 65 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

54violation records

15OOS-tagged records

8 of 65inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

1926%5 / 19

Lights

1118%2 / 11

Unsafe driving

813%1 / 8

Brakes

743%3 / 7

Driver fitness

580%4 / 5

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Other / unclassified

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

11%Nov 24 to May 252 / 18

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 16

33%Nov 25 to May 263 / 9

14%May 26 to Nov 263 / 22

Top 3 codes (10 of 54 records)

393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3

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396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified2
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
107.608B-HMAMC Other violation1
172.506A-HMPMC Other violation1
391.11B1-A Driver not qualified1
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC.

GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC (USDOT 163057) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 81 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 65 vehicle-level and 81 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 23, 2007 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC's USDOT number?

GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC's USDOT number is 163057, and its motor carrier number is MC-140586.

Is GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC's safety record?

GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES INC has a 12.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 136 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).