Carrier profile · USDOT 200059 · MC-157131 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Redwood Coast Trucking Inc

47 power unitsavg 6.3 yrLocal · 1 statesARCATA, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157131 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

47Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(707) 443-0857 Email dispatchredwoodcoasttrucking@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 246 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

137 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 122 vehicle and 137 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.6% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

131 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 13

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 47-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 47
Inspections · 24 mo: 137
Annualized: ≈69 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance46 · 17 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 12 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Houston General’90–’97

Westport’97–’01

New Hampshire’01–’10

Granite State’13–’17

Everest Denali’18–’25

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2017	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2010 → Oct 2013	$750K	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2010	$750K	4
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 1997 → Oct 2001	$750K	5
HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1990 → Oct 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 47
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

86.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

137

CA busiest

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

Home base

ARCATA, CA

2210 PENINSULA DR

Top corridor

CA 137

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3972805 USDOT 1769704Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1640974 USDOT 1769704 USDOT 4105416 USDOT 3972805

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael mitchell — 63 carriers: USDOT 477000 USDOT 542284 USDOT 832634 USDOT 839921 USDOT 1010587 USDOT 1099440 USDOT 1162303 USDOT 1188835

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2210 PENINSULA DR, ARCATA, CA, 95521
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (707) 443-0857
Cell: (707) 498-6016
Email: redwoodcoasttrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Mitchell · Karen Mitchell
USDOT / docket: 200059 · MC-157131
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 2,600,333 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 8, 2007
D-U-N-S: 56597842

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,600,333

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 REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC.

REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC (USDOT 200059) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 137 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 122 vehicle-level and 137 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 47 power units and 46 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 8, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 200059, and its motor carrier number is MC-157131.

Is REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC's safety record?

REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING INC has a 18.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 246 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).