Carrier profile · USDOT 3879590 · MC-1422972 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC

1 power unitavg 4.5 yrLocal · 2 statesLA GRANDE, OR63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1422972 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2019–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(541) 633-9590 Email dispatchKSWANSON8933@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

No active operating authority

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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.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2019–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 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 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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

≈2.5 / 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: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 0 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’22–’24

Continental Divide’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 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 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

LA GRANDE, OR

1510 ADAMS AVE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ OR

CA 3 · OR 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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3376199 USDOT 242009

Shares a company officer with other carriers

karl swanson — 2 carriers: USDOT 2515001

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: 1510 ADAMS AVE, LA GRANDE, OR, 97850
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 633-9590
Fax: (541) 963-3924
Email: kswanson8933@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Karl Swanson · Mohan Pal
USDOT / docket: 3879590 · MC-1422972
First registered: May 9, 2022
Last MCS-150: Aug 17, 2025 · 207,007 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 24, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

207,007

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 SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC.

SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC (USDOT 3879590) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk 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 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 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 0 fatal crashes 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 Aug 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 24, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC's USDOT number?

SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC's USDOT number is 3879590, and its motor carrier number is MC-1422972.

Is SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC's safety record?

SWANSON & BANGA LOGISTIC LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).