Carrier profile · USDOT 3773751 · MC-1348234 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC

18 power unitsavg 4.6 yrMulti-region · 12 statesSALKUM, WA79/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1348234 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

34 observed · MCS-150

63Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 548-0511 Email dispatchED@PNWTRANSPORTATION.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

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Driver out-of-service rate above average7.6% vs the 6.7% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

4 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

145 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 86 vehicle and 145 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.0 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

141 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 11

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

≈4.0 / 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: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 145
Annualized: ≈73 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 10 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’21–’22

Navigators’22–’25

Ms Transverse’25–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	4
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Oct 2025	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 34
Trailers (towed): 63

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

74.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

145

CA busiest

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

Home base

SALKUM, WA

164 BARRIER DRIVER

Top corridor

CA ⇄ WA

CA 76 · WA 26 · OR 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 3773751. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 3773751.

Last 12 months: 19 trucks also ran under 19 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3921774 USDOT 4089650 USDOT 441433 USDOT 1859341 USDOT 65769 USDOT 328687 USDOT 279780 USDOT 618245Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (88 trucks · 89 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 315503 USDOT 441433 USDOT 972013 USDOT 1859341 USDOT 3035702 USDOT 1192915 USDOT 3704037 USDOT 3876757

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ed myers — 2 carriers: USDOT 391213

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 164 BARRIER DRIVER, SALKUM, WA, 98582
Mailing address: PO BOX 112, SALKUM, WA, 98582
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (253) 548-0511
Cell: (253) 651-7060
Email: ed@pnwtransportation.com
Web domain: pnwtransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Ed Myers
USDOT / docket: 3773751 · MC-1348234
First registered: Dec 1, 2021
Last MCS-150: Sep 13, 2024 · 2,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,000,000

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 PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC.

PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 3773751) has a Vektor safety score of 79/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 145 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 86 vehicle-level and 145 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 13, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number?

PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC's USDOT number is 3773751, and its motor carrier number is MC-1348234.

Is PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC's safety record?

PNW TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS INC has a 10.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 210 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 79/100 (tier: review).