Carrier profile · USDOT 249090 · MC-149121 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

GROAT BROTHERS INC

DBA RIDGEFIELD WOOD WASTE COMPANY

29 power unitsavg 19.7 yrLocal · 2 statesWOODLAND, WA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-149121 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(360) 225-8868 Email dispatchgroat@teleport.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Review before loading

Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average82.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes19 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo82.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo82.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 82.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

71.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 15.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 29-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: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance50 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance26 · 14 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 19 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 14 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

American States’02–’11

Hudson’18–’21

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2021

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2012	$750K	2
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
AMERICAN STATES PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2011	$750K	2
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Dec 2001 → Dec 2001	$750K	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 1997 → Dec 1997	$750K	5
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 1996 → May 1998	$750K	1
HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1994 → Dec 1996	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 6

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WOODLAND, WA

608 W SCOTT AVE

Top corridor

WA 16 · OR 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3552355

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@teleport.com — 18 carriers: USDOT 282299 USDOT 664692 USDOT 743472 USDOT 779366 USDOT 854495 USDOT 937870 USDOT 1025117 USDOT 1119705

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 608 W SCOTT AVE, WOODLAND, WA, 98674
Mailing address: PO BOX 1630, WOODLAND, WA, 98674
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (360) 225-8868
Fax: (360) 225-5669
Email: groat@teleport.com
Web domain: teleport.com

Registration

Officers: Ken Groat · Netta E Groat
USDOT / docket: 249090 · MC-149121
First registered: Jul 30, 1984
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2025 · 781,389 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 22, 2009
D-U-N-S: 61492534

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

781,389

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate GROAT BROTHERS INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GROAT BROTHERS INC.

GROAT BROTHERS INC (USDOT 249090) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 82.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 22, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GROAT BROTHERS INC's USDOT number?

GROAT BROTHERS INC's USDOT number is 249090, and its motor carrier number is MC-149121.

Is GROAT BROTHERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, GROAT BROTHERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GROAT BROTHERS INC's safety record?

GROAT BROTHERS INC has a 82.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).