Carrier profile · USDOT 3805773 · MC-1371533 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC

12 power unitsavg 11.7 yrRegional · 3 statesPASCO, WA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1371533 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(509) 266-8116 Email dispatcheric@ncltrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average53.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.3%

▲ 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-mo53.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2006–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 53.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 23.1 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 14 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 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: None
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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’22–’23

North America’23–’24

Sutton Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

40.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

PASCO, WA

1210 S GREY AVE

Top corridor

WA 35 · OR 8 · UT 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 134441 USDOT 272811 USDOT 4185973

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ncltrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3918316

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric calaway — 2 carriers: USDOT 2300697

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: 1210 S GREY AVE, PASCO, WA, 99301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (509) 266-8116
Cell: (509) 727-1455
Fax: (509) 210-4603
Email: eric@ncltrucking.com
Web domain: ncltrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Calaway · Eric Calaway
USDOT / docket: 3805773 · MC-1371533
First registered: Jan 24, 2022
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2025 · 690,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

690,000

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 NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC.

NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC (USDOT 3805773) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC's USDOT number?

NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC's USDOT number is 3805773, and its motor carrier number is MC-1371533.

Is NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC's safety record?

NATIONAL CONNECTIONS LLC has a 53.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 74 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).