Carrier profile · USDOT 150179 · MC-142401 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

OCEAN TERMINALS INC

2 power unitsTACOMA, WA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142401 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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(253) 952-6504 Email dispatchoffice@oceanterm.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

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

Active for-hire

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

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Unigard’97–’00

Security Hartford’00–’04

Praetorian’07–’12

Alaska National’12–’19

Rsui’12–’19

Rsui’19–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO · since Jan 2019

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jun 2025	$750K	4
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 2019 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2019	$750K	4
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 2012 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
JAMES RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	May 2006 → Jun 2007	$750K	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2006	$750K	2
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	May 2000 → May 2004	$750K	1
UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jun 2000	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Jul 1997	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

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

TACOMA, WA

6716 EASTSIDE DR NE STE 1-48

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: 6716 EASTSIDE DR NE STE 1-48, TACOMA, WA, 98422
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (253) 952-6504
Fax: (253) 952-6514
Email: office@oceanterm.com
Web domain: oceanterm.com

Registration

Officers: C V Wells · Richard P Wells
USDOT / docket: 150179 · MC-142401
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Nov 19, 2025 · 800 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 84610955

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

800

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 OCEAN TERMINALS INC.

OCEAN TERMINALS INC (USDOT 150179) 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 holds active common and contract 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 ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO effective Jan 1, 2019 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 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 19, 2025.

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