Carrier profile · USDOT 3704802 · MC-1297798 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

News West Publishing Company Inc

2 power unitsBULLHEAD CITY, AZ40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1297798 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(928) 296-8455 Email dispatchLARRY@NWPPUB.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

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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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

American Guarantee’21–now

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. · since Aug 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
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

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ

2435 MIRACLE MILE

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: 2435 MIRACLE MILE, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ, 86442
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (928) 296-8455
Cell: (209) 770-1143
Fax: (928) 763-2509
Email: larry@nwppub.com
Web domain: nwppub.com

Registration

Officer: Wells Andrews
USDOT / docket: 3704802 · MC-1297798
First registered: Aug 19, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2023 · 50,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

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 NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC.

NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC (USDOT 3704802) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active 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 AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. effective Aug 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot 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 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2023.

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

Frequently asked

What is NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 3704802, and its motor carrier number is MC-1297798.

Is NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

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

How big is NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC's fleet?

NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC operates 2 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC based?

NEWS WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY INC is based in BULLHEAD CITY, AZ.

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