Carrier profile · USDOT 248002 · MC-32882 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Mitchell Bros Truck Line Inc

76 power unitsavg 11.2 yrRegional · 4 statesVANCOUVER, WA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-32882 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

77Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(360) 693-7477 Email dispatchjklantchnek@mitchell-bros.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

104 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 52 vehicle and 104 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 18.8 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

102 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 11

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 76-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 104
Annualized: ≈52 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’05 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’94–’98

Wausau Business’98–’01

Zc Ins’01–’05

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2005

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2005	$1M	1
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1998 → Apr 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1994 → Apr 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 77

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

20.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

103

WA busiest

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

Home base

VANCOUVER, WA

600 SE MARITIME AVE BLD3 STE100

Top corridor

WA 98 · OR 4 · SC 1

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 3641232Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2557329 USDOT 3247657 USDOT 1431708 USDOT 3641232 USDOT 600667 USDOT 4402046 USDOT 183667 USDOT 749927

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 600 SE MARITIME AVE BLD3 STE100, VANCOUVER, WA, 98661
Mailing address: 600 SE MARITIME 3-100, VANCOUVER, WA, 98661
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (360) 693-7477
Email: jklantchnek@mitchell-bros.com
Web domain: mitchell-bros.com

Registration

Officers: Jill Klantchnek · Claudia Berlingen
USDOT / docket: 248002 · MC-32882
First registered: Jun 21, 1984
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 3,486,727 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 5, 2007
D-U-N-S: 180558140

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,486,727

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 MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC.

MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 248002) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 104 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 52 vehicle-level and 104 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 64 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 5, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number?

MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC's USDOT number is 248002, and its motor carrier number is MC-32882.

Is MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC's safety record?

MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC has a 38.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 145 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC's fleet?

MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC operates 76 power units and 64 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC based?

MITCHELL BROS TRUCK LINE INC is based in VANCOUVER, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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