Carrier profile · USDOT 177729 · MC-177000 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

News Northwest Inc

25 power unitsKENT, WA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-177000 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 25 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’95 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Truck Exchange’87–’95

beyond this history

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jan 1987 → Apr 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
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

KENT, WA

PO BOX 883

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: PO BOX 883, KENT, WA, 98035-0883
Mailing address: P O BOX 78094, SEATTLE, WA, 98178-0094
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (206) 872-7900
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 177729 · MC-177000
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: — · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 93639185

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—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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Reviews

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NEWS NORTHWEST INC.

NEWS NORTHWEST INC (USDOT 177729) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is NEWS NORTHWEST INC's USDOT number?

NEWS NORTHWEST INC's USDOT number is 177729, and its motor carrier number is MC-177000.

Is NEWS NORTHWEST INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NEWS NORTHWEST INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is NEWS NORTHWEST INC's fleet?

NEWS NORTHWEST INC operates 25 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NEWS NORTHWEST INC based?

NEWS NORTHWEST INC is based in KENT, WA.

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