Carrier profile · USDOT 1658469 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Northern Sales Company Inc

74 power unitsavg 5.7 yrLocal · 2 statesANCHORAGE, AK100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

74Power units

45 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2010–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(907) 929-3323 Email dispatchdmontagna@nsales.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 152 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.7%

▼ 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

74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2010–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

104 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 102 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.5 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

103 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 74-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 74
Inspections · 24 mo: 104
Annualized: ≈52 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Maintenance73 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 74
Observed power (24 mo): 45
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

5.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

70.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

104

AK busiest

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

Home base

ANCHORAGE, AK

401 E 100TH AVE

Top corridor

AK 102 · WA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 3036925 USDOT 925129Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 143930 USDOT 340754 USDOT 614690 USDOT 1740185 USDOT 3350527 USDOT 190356 USDOT 2714701 USDOT 2272886

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@nsales.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1886498

Shares a company officer with other carriers

daniel montagna — 2 carriers: USDOT 1665997

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 401 E 100TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99515
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (907) 929-3323
Fax: (907) 929-3347
Email: dmontagna@nsales.com
Web domain: nsales.com

Registration

Officers: Daniel Montagna · Lance Crosby
USDOT / docket: 1658469
First registered: Jun 21, 2007
Last MCS-150: Apr 29, 2026 · 620,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 5.00
D-U-N-S: 35418987

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

620,000

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 NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC.

NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC (USDOT 1658469) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 104 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 69 vehicle-level and 102 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 74 power units and 76 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 29, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 1658469.

Is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC's safety record?

NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC has a 8.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 152 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC's fleet?

NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC operates 74 power units and 76 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC based?

NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC is based in ANCHORAGE, AK, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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