Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 538235
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC
10 power unitsRegional · 3 statesOLYMPIA, WA
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
10Power 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
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 33 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo50.050.0 %
▲ 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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC safe to work with?
Is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC safe to load? NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC (USDOT 538235) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in OLYMPIA, WA, operating 10 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 50.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
NHNORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC 86
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Safety
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 50.0% (24-mo)2 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)3 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
40.0% now
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
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 10-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
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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)
- 10
- 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 across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo33
MT busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
OLYMPIA, WA
Top corridor
MT ⇄ WA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
brian reynolds — 22 carriers: USDOT 279203USDOT 332177USDOT 945901USDOT 1211540USDOT 1223619USDOT 1392344USDOT 1438362USDOT 1557839
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1000 85TH AVE SE, OLYMPIA, WA, 98501
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (360) 754-7200
- Cell
- (360) 789-4784
- Fax
- (360) 754-1761
- Web domain
- nwhelicopters.com
Registration
- Officers
- Brian Reynolds · Bill Weiks
- USDOT / docket
- 538235
- First registered
- 09/29/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 10/22/2025 · 106,052 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 01/22/2003
- D-U-N-S
- —
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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Frequently asked
What is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC's USDOT number?
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC's USDOT number is 538235.
Is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC's safety record?
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
How big is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC's fleet?
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC operates 10 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC based?
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS LLC is based in OLYMPIA, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.