Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 300090 · MC-183530
WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC
12 power unitsCHARLEVOIX, MI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-183530 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
12Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 39 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 12 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3838 yr active
since 1987Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
38 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC safe to work with?
Is WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC safe to load? WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC (USDOT 300090, MC-183530) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in CHARLEVOIX, MI, operating 12 power units and 13 drivers. Operating authority has been active 38 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WTWAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Northland · 94–03
Cherokee · 03–09
State National · 09–11
Sentry Select · 11–13
19942013
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 21 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2011 → Jul 2013 | $750k | 3 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Jan 2011 → Dec 2011 | $750k | 7 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Jan 2009 → Jan 2011 | $750k | 6 |
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Jan 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 1994 → Jan 2003 | $750k | 4 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 12
- 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
CHARLEVOIX, MI
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@norloworld.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 295027USDOT 5204145
Shares a company officer with other carriers
scott way — 3 carriers: USDOT 2370782USDOT 2424741
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 05916 US 31 SOUTH, CHARLEVOIX, MI, 49720
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (231) 547-9660
- Cell
- (231) 437-0103
- Fax
- (213) 547-6681
- sway@norloworld.com
- Web domain
- norloworld.com
Registration
- Officers
- Scott Way · Doug Way Sr
- USDOT / docket
- 300090 · MC-183530
- First registered
- 08/20/1987
- Last MCS-150
- 11/01/2013 · 1,900,000 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 47588173
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC's USDOT number?
WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC's USDOT number is 300090, and its motor carrier number is MC-183530.
Is WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC's fleet?
WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC operates 12 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC based?
WAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC is based in CHARLEVOIX, MI.