Carrier profile · USDOT 2417892 · MC-778193 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

NW Express Trucking & Leasing LLC

1 power unitavg 11.4 yrLocal · 2 statesTIGARD, OR75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-778193 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(503) 849-1788 Email dispatchDARRIN@DIRECT-TRANSPORT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 2000–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 9.9 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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

≈3.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS

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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 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’12–’14

American Family’14–’17

Ohio’17–’23

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 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 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2017 → May 2023	$750K	1
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2012 → Jun 2014	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OR busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

TIGARD, OR

12476 SW BROOK CT

Top corridor

OR 5 · WA 2

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.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4177804 USDOT 4198082 USDOT 4294081 USDOT 4198304 USDOT 4198289 USDOT 4197607 USDOT 4197339 USDOT 4200246

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@direct-transport.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 786410 USDOT 1873423 USDOT 3407615 USDOT 4294081

Shares a company officer with other carriers

darrin schmierer — 5 carriers: USDOT 1873423 USDOT 1918223 USDOT 3407615 USDOT 4294081

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12476 SW BROOK CT, TIGARD, OR, 97223
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (503) 849-1788
Fax: (503) 783-2626
Email: darrin@direct-transport.com
Web domain: direct-transport.com

Registration

Officer: Darrin Schmierer
USDOT / docket: 2417892 · MC-778193
First registered: Jun 27, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jul 11, 2025 · 30,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 13, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

30,000

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 NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC.

NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC (USDOT 2417892) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading 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 unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 13, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC's USDOT number?

NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC's USDOT number is 2417892, and its motor carrier number is MC-778193.

Is NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC's safety record?

NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC's fleet?

NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC based?

NW EXPRESS TRUCKING & LEASING LLC is based in TIGARD, OR, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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