Owner-operator
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Owner-operator
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.5 yr
Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION (USDOT 8331) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective May 11, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 15, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION's USDOT number is 8331, and its motor carrier number is MC-136927.
As of 2026-06-13, PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
PETERSEN NORTHWEST CORPORATION is based in DES MOINES, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Mar '26 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2022
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2022 → May 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | May 2015 → May 2022 | $750K | 2 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2014 → May 2014 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | May 2014 → May 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2014 → May 2014 | $750K | 2 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2006 → Feb 2013 | $750K | 9 |
| INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Feb 2004 → Feb 2006 | $750K | 2 |
| CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750K | 1 |
| INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Feb 2001 → current | $750K | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2000 → Feb 2001 | $750K | 3 |
| FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM | Dec 1999 → Feb 2000 | $750K | 1 |
| THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 1992 → Jul 1998 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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