Carrier profile · USDOT 295027 · MC-211602 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Northern Logistics Inc

270 power unitsavg 4.2 yrNational · 28 statesCLARE, MI88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-211602 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 13.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 94 vehicle and 209 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 11.5 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

205 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 16

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
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 270-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
270
Inspections · 24 mo
209
Annualized
≈105 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

28%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
11%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
11%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
12%
Controlled Substances
Vektor peer est.
27%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving74 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 5 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
  • 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

6ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
1Drove over hours

Trending worse — 83% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 167 total · 19 in 24 mo

167
Total crashes
19
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
35
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263003
20259049
2024130113
2023190118
2022170117
2021151215
20206036
2019160514
2018150315
2017110211
20169018
20158048
20147026
20133003
20124024
20081001
20072002
20061011
20031001
20021010
19992002
19981101
19971011
19961001
19941011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 28, 2026OH00Yes
Mar 18, 2026MI00Yes
Jan 19, 2026MI00Yes
Nov 7, 2025MI00Yes
Nov 6, 2025NY01Yes
Sep 23, 2025OH01Yes
Sep 19, 2025MI00Yes
Sep 8, 2025IN00Yes
May 30, 2025MI00Yes
Feb 18, 2025MI00Yes
Jan 31, 2025MI01Yes
Jan 23, 2025OH01Yes
Nov 25, 2024MI00Yes
Nov 20, 2024MI00Yes
Oct 22, 2024IN00Yes
Sep 23, 2024MI00Yes
Sep 4, 2024MT00Yes
Sep 3, 2024IL00Yes
Aug 19, 2024NC01Yes
Mar 4, 2024MI00Yes
Feb 15, 2024MI00Yes
Jan 24, 2024MI00Yes
Jan 18, 2024OH00Yes
Jan 17, 2024MI00Yes
Jan 12, 2024MI00Yes