Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 840519 · MC-406953
ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC
1 power unitsANCHORAGE, AK
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-406953 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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 27 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 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2626 yr active
since 1999Insurance (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
26 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC safe to work with?
Is ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC safe to load? ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC (USDOT 840519, MC-406953) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ANCHORAGE, AK, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 26 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
AFALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- 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
+4 earlier
Clarendon National · 04–06
Praetorian · 07–11
Hudson · 11–20
20032021
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2020 → Dec 2021 | $750k | 3 |
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2011 → Nov 2020 | $750k | 6 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2007 → Nov 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Nov 2006 → Dec 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2006 → Mar 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Nov 2004 → Nov 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC. | Nov 2003 → Nov 2004 | $750k | 2 |
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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.
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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
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@strahlco.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 916051USDOT 1624025
Shares a company officer with other carriers
richard strahl — 2 carriers: USDOT 1624025
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1221 E 71 ST AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99518
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 100652, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99510
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (907) 770-3709
- rstrahl@strahlco.com
- Web domain
- strahlco.com
Registration
- Officer
- Richard Strahl
- USDOT / docket
- 840519 · MC-406953
- First registered
- 11/19/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 05/24/2024 · 1 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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
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Frequently asked
What is ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC's USDOT number?
ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC's USDOT number is 840519, and its motor carrier number is MC-406953.
Is ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC's fleet?
ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC based?
ALASKA FREIGHTWAYS LLC is based in ANCHORAGE, AK.