Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 733089 · MC-334892
BLAINE KENDALL
DBA BLAINE KENDALL TRUCKING INC
1 power unitsJOHN DAY, OR
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-334892 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 28 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BLAINE KENDALL safe to work with?
Is BLAINE KENDALL safe to load? BLAINE KENDALL (USDOT 733089, MC-334892) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in JOHN DAY, OR, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 28 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
BKBLAINE KENDALL 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Service · 99–02
Cascade National · 00–04
Great West · 04–08
19982008
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2004 → Jul 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2000 → Mar 2004 | $750k | 4 |
| MUTUAL SERVICE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 1999 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1998 → Mar 1999 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
JOHN DAY, OR
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ortelco.net — 46 carriers: USDOT 113716USDOT 310823USDOT 567739USDOT 624116USDOT 630930USDOT 737471USDOT 741150USDOT 744300
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 27897 PINE CREEK RD, JOHN DAY, OR, 97845
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (541) 820-3725
- Cell
- 54162000584
- Fax
- (541) 820-3725
- kendalv@ortelco.net
- Web domain
- ortelco.net
Registration
- Officers
- Blaine B. Kendall · Virginia Kendall
- USDOT / docket
- 733089 · MC-334892
- First registered
- 03/04/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 09/07/2008 · 86,000 mi (2005)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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
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Frequently asked
What is BLAINE KENDALL's USDOT number?
BLAINE KENDALL's USDOT number is 733089, and its motor carrier number is MC-334892.
Is BLAINE KENDALL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BLAINE KENDALL is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BLAINE KENDALL's fleet?
BLAINE KENDALL operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BLAINE KENDALL based?
BLAINE KENDALL is based in JOHN DAY, OR.