Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2578701
GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC
DBA GRIZZLY TOOLS
3 power unitsWILLISTON, ND
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power 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 11 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1111 yr active
since 2015Insurance (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
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC safe to work with?
Is GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC safe to load? GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC (USDOT 2578701) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in WILLISTON, ND, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 11 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
GTGRIZZLY TOOLS 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- 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
WILLISTON, ND
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james ramsey — 9 carriers: USDOT 1164757USDOT 1746275USDOT 2076569USDOT 2292414USDOT 2436827USDOT 2520099USDOT 2596138USDOT 3808423
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 422 8TH AVE EAST STE #1, WILLISTON, ND, 58801
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 2435, WILLISTON, ND, 58801
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (701) 774-5425
- Cell
- (701) 570-1139
- Fax
- (701) 774-5246
- aoa@griztools.com
- Web domain
- griztools.com
Registration
- Officer
- James Ramsey
- USDOT / docket
- 2578701
- First registered
- 02/07/2015
- Last MCS-150
- 04/19/2016
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
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 GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC's USDOT number?
GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC's USDOT number is 2578701.
Is GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC's fleet?
GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC based?
GRIZZLY TOOLS LLC is based in WILLISTON, ND.