Carrier profile · USDOT 1881165 · MC-679350 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Northwest Bus Charter LLC

DBA SEATTLE PORTLAND EXPRESS

0 power unitsDES MOINES, WA50/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-679350 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(206) 824-1112 Email dispatchNWBUSCHARTERS@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’10 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2009 → Jan 2010	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

DES MOINES, WA

20924 8TH AVE S

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert isham — 4 carriers: USDOT 1038513 USDOT 1303286 USDOT 2048722

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 20924 8TH AVE S, DES MOINES, WA, 98198
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (206) 824-1112
Cell: (206) 714-9893
Fax: (206) 824-1112
Email: nwbuscharters@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Isham
USDOT / docket: 1881165 · MC-679350
First registered: Apr 23, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jan 20, 2010
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC.

NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC (USDOT 1881165) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 20, 2010.

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

Frequently asked

What is NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC's USDOT number?

NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC's USDOT number is 1881165, and its motor carrier number is MC-679350.

Is NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC's fleet?

NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC operates 0 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC based?

NORTHWEST BUS CHARTER LLC is based in DES MOINES, WA.

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