Carrier profile · USDOT 125570 · MC-124242 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS

DBA TWIN CITIES NEWSPAPER SERVICES INC

25 power unitsSAINT PAUL, MN50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-124242 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

Call dispatch(651) 222-8298 Email dispatchgmosss@PIONEERPRESS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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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.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

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: None
Contract: Inactive
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 ’07 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers Property’87–’03

Travelers’87–’03

Travelers Property’03–’07

beyond this history

1982199320042015now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 2006

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 2003 → Apr 2007	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1987 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 1987 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1982 → Jan 1984	$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): 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

SAINT PAUL, MN

220 EAST FILLMORE

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 220 EAST FILLMORE, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55107
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (651) 222-8298
Cell: (651) 248-6086
Fax: (651) 222-2594
Email: gmosss@pioneerpress.com
Web domain: pioneerpress.com

Registration

Officers: Guy Gilmore · Kevin Garris
USDOT / docket: 125570 · MC-124242
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 29, 2013 · 749,300 mi (2012)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 2855351

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

749,300

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS.

NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS (USDOT 125570) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 2, 2006 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 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 Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 29, 2013.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.