Carrier profile · USDOT 4406760 · MC-1739065 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Backcountry Journeys Photography Tours Workshops & Safaris LLC

0 power unitsANCHORAGE, AK50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1739065 ACTIVE

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(928) 478-1521 Email dispatchoperations@backcountryjourneys.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Markel American’25–’25

beyond this history

20252026now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Sep 2025	$1.5M	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

ANCHORAGE, AK

821 N ST STE 102

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@backcountryjourneys.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 3156617 USDOT 4416742

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert james — 17 carriers: USDOT 459263 USDOT 1026845 USDOT 1070956 USDOT 1431272 USDOT 1455986 USDOT 1770564 USDOT 2013382 USDOT 2430622

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 821 N ST STE 102, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99501
Mailing address: 1887 WHITNEY MESA DR #1565, HENDERSON, NV, 89014
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (928) 478-1521
Email: operations@backcountryjourneys.com
Web domain: backcountryjourneys.com

Registration

Officer: Robert James
USDOT / docket: 4406760 · MC-1739065
First registered: May 8, 2025
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2025 · 83,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

83,000

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 BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC.

BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC (USDOT 4406760) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 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 Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC's USDOT number?

BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC's USDOT number is 4406760, and its motor carrier number is MC-1739065.

Is BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC's fleet?

BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC operates 0 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC based?

BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC is based in ANCHORAGE, AK.

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