Carrier profile · USDOT 309261 · MC-538408 · Updated Jul 22, 2026

MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC

82 power unitsavg 5.3 yrLocal · 2 statesANCHORAGE, AK93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-538408 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

82Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

108Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(907) 644-4090 Email dispatchlisam@spanalaska.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 22, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

82 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

127 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 79 vehicle and 127 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.0% · 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 10.6 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

121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 82-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 82
Inspections · 24 mo: 127
Annualized: ≈64 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 8 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’14 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Alaska National’08–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO · since Jan 2014

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 2008 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2008	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 2005 → Jan 2007	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 82
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 108

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

21.0%

VINs decoded

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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

126

AK busiest

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

Home base

ANCHORAGE, AK

6128 ELECTRON DRIVE

Top corridor

AK 126

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2042081Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (40 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 248628 USDOT 313239 USDOT 125134 USDOT 2042081 USDOT 603605 USDOT 1771383 USDOT 272017 USDOT 4217306

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@spanalaska.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 272017

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6128 ELECTRON DRIVE, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99518
Mailing address: 3815 W VALLEY HWY NORTH, AUBURN, WA, 98001
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (907) 644-4090
Fax: (253) 735-4443
Email: lisam@spanalaska.com
Web domain: spanalaska.com

Registration

Officer: Ty Calvin
USDOT / docket: 309261 · MC-538408
First registered: Feb 1, 1988
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 1,623,008 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 19, 1995
D-U-N-S: 117345165

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,623,008

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 309261) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 22, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO effective Jan 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 22, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier received 127 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 79 vehicle-level and 127 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 22, 2026.

It reports 82 power units and 56 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 19, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 309261, and its motor carrier number is MC-538408.

Is MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 22, 2026, MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

MIDNIGHT SUN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 196 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).