Saddle Mountain Logging LLCUSDOT 968236VR 100/100NEW CREEK, WV

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Saddle Mountain Logging LLC

USDOT: 968236
MC: Not listed

Inspected in 2 jurisdictionsNEW CREEK, WV

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

5Reported power

4 seen in inspections

6Trailers seen

Inspection records

8.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call company(304) 813-8246 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.Review the scoring evidence.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

25 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 13 inspections.

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

USDOT registration yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

5Reported power

4 seen in inspections

6Trailers seen

Inspection records

8.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call company(304) 813-8246 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

8 yr

Model years 2002–2025. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

25 yr registered

USDOT record added in 2001. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

10 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 6 vehicle / 10 driver checks

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 16.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

10 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — more roadside records are available to review alongside OOS and crash findings.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 6

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

2 US states

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

WV busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

West Virginia: 9 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

NEW CREEK, WV

222 BEAR DOG DRIVE

Most inspections: WV

9 inspections

WV 9 · VA 1

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 14, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

No recent shared-vehicle observations returned

No shared-vehicle matches were returned for the last 12 months. This does not establish that equipment was never shared or that records are complete.

Show all-time history (1 vehicle · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3744893

Matching officer name

james kuhn — 6 carriers: 129828 1718917 2318574 3317632 4420653

This is a name match, not a verified match to the same person.

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 222 BEAR DOG DRIVE, NEW CREEK, WV, 26743
Mailing address: PO BOX 161, NEW CREEK, WV, 26743
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (304) 813-8246
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: James Kuhn
USDOT / docket: 968236
First registered: Jul 18, 2001
Last MCS-150: May 19, 2025 · 131,187 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 14, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

9violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

60%0 / 6

Lights

250%1 / 2

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (4 of 9 records)

392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC.

SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC (USDOT 968236) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 2 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 15, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 19, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 14, 2026.

What is SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC's USDOT number?

SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC's USDOT number is 968236.

Is SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 14, 2026. SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority status is unknown.

What is SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC's safety record?

SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC's fleet?

SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC based?

SADDLE MOUNTAIN LOGGING LLC is based in NEW CREEK, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 jurisdictions.

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(304) 813-8246 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 968236
Officer: JAMES KUHN
Address: 222 BEAR DOG DRIVE
NEW CREEK, WV, 26743

At a glance

Current BIPD status unknownActive-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.
Vehicle OOS 16.7%vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.
No crashes in 24 monthsClean recent crash record.

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