Carrier profile · USDOT 295027 · MC-211602 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Northern Logistics Inc

270 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 30 statesCLARE, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-211602 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

270Power units

136 observed · MCS-150

166Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(989) 386-7556 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 362 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

270 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

9 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

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7 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent May 27, 2026.

Safety

221 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 11.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 107 vehicle and 221 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

215 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 16

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 270-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 270
Inspections · 24 mo: 221
Annualized: ≈111 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving86 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’19 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’92–’96

Acuity A’04–’14

Auto Owners’14–’19

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2020

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2019	$750K	6
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Apr 2014	$750K	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	2
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Mar 2000	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Mar 1996	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1996 → Mar 1997	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1992 → Apr 1996	$750K	2

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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): 270
Observed power (24 mo): 136
Trailers (towed): 166

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

48.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

221

MI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Michigan: 78 inspections
Indiana: 27 inspections
Ohio: 17 inspections
Illinois: 11 inspections
North Carolina: 10 inspections
Kentucky: 10 inspections
New York: 10 inspections
Tennessee: 9 inspections
Maryland: 7 inspections
Missouri: 6 inspections
Oklahoma: 4 inspections
Wisconsin: 4 inspections
Louisiana: 3 inspections
Montana: 3 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
North Dakota: 2 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Washington: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Maine: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
California: 1 inspections

Home base

CLARE, MI

4900 EAST COLONVILLE ROAD

Most inspections: MI

78 inspections

MI 78 · IN 27 · OH 17

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 300210Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 204961 USDOT 384170 USDOT 3440765 USDOT 932467 USDOT 76600 USDOT 234023 USDOT 2783123 USDOT 300210

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@norloworld.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 300090 USDOT 5204145

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

270

Observed (24 mo)

136

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4900 EAST COLONVILLE ROAD, CLARE, MI, 48617
Mailing address: 650, CLARE, MI, 48617
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (989) 386-7556
Fax: (989) 386-9922
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: norloworld.com

Registration

Officers: Steve S Schunk · Derek Vanblargan
USDOT / docket: 295027 · MC-211602
First registered: Jun 10, 1987
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2026 · 21,883,394 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 23, 1991
D-U-N-S: 807521430

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

270

Power units

251

Drivers

251

CDL drivers

21,883,394

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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11%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 107 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

116violation records

22OOS-tagged records

12 of 107inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

550%0 / 55

Other vehicle maintenance

2875%21 / 28

Brakes

130%0 / 13

Lights

138%1 / 13

Hours of service

60%0 / 6

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

6%Nov 24 to May 251 / 16

8%May 25 to Nov 252 / 26

13%Nov 25 to May 263 / 23

14%May 26 to Nov 266 / 42

Top 3 codes (24 of 116 records)

392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)8
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7

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392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer3
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
396.7A-UOC Unsafe operation2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60E Windshield / glazing1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC.

NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 295027) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 31, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.2% 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 221 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 107 vehicle-level and 221 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 270 power units and 251 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 23, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 295027, and its motor carrier number is MC-211602.

Is NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

NORTHERN LOGISTICS INC has a 11.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 362 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).