Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1658469
NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC
74 power unitsavg 5.5 yrLocal · 2 statesANCHORAGE, AK
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
74Power units
45 observed · MCS-150
3Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
5.5Avg age (yr)
2010–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 19 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2007Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo9.09.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
5.5 yr
Model years 2010–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC safe to work with?
Is NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC safe to load? NORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC (USDOT 1658469) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in ANCHORAGE, AK, operating 74 power units and 76 drivers. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 147 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 9.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NSNORTHERN SALES COMPANY INC 100
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Safety
147 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 9.0% (24-mo)67 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.0% (24-mo)99 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
13.0% now▼ Improving
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.
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
- 101
- Annualized
- ≈51 / 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
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance21
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance10
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance6
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3
- 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.
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Equipment & fleet
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
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
2010
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo101101
AK busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ANCHORAGE, AK
Top corridor
AK
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 3 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 3036925USDOT 925129USDOT 926150Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (7 trucks · 10 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 143930USDOT 340754USDOT 614690USDOT 1740185USDOT 3350527USDOT 103966USDOT 2714701USDOT 925129
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)7474
Observed (24 mo)4545
Shared w/ other carriers77
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 401 E 100TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99515
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (907) 929-3323
- Cell
- (907) 350-7342
- Fax
- (907) 929-3347
- dmontagna@nsales.com
- Web domain
- nsales.com
Registration
- Officers
- Daniel Montagna · Lance Crosby
- USDOT / docket
- 1658469
- First registered
- 06/21/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 04/29/2026 · 620,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 5.00
- D-U-N-S
- 35418987
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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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 2026-06-13, 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 9.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 147 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.