Carrier profile · USDOT 1063285 · MC-256153 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC

87 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 17 statesALBANY, OR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-256153 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

87Power units

94 observed · MCS-150

119Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(541) 926-6020 Email dispatchdthompson@tradewindstransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 383 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

252 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 171 vehicle and 252 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.7% · 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 4.1 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

239 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 16

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 87-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 87
Inspections · 24 mo: 252
Annualized: ≈126 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving55 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 16 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’02 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2005

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Dec 2002	$750K	3
UNITED SOUTHERN ASSURANCE CO.	Jul 1992 → Sep 1993	$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): 87
Observed power (24 mo): 94
Trailers (towed): 119

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

252

CA busiest

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

Home base

ALBANY, OR

6404 OLD SALEM ROAD NE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ OR

CA 151 · WA 21 · NV 19

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1406804 USDOT 3532934 USDOT 4274500Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 852143 USDOT 1702380 USDOT 1406804 USDOT 4274500 USDOT 3532934 USDOT 3895261 USDOT 61163 USDOT 1300813

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6404 OLD SALEM ROAD NE, ALBANY, OR, 97321
Mailing address: PO BOX 681, ALBANY, OR, 97321
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 926-6020
Cell: (541) 619-3995
Fax: (541) 926-8014
Email: dthompson@tradewindstransportation.com
Web domain: tradewindstransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Donald Headrick · Donald A Thompson
USDOT / docket: 1063285 · MC-256153
First registered: Oct 17, 2002
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 8,388,685 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,388,685

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 TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1063285) 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 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 11, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 252 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 171 vehicle-level and 252 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 87 power units and 75 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1063285, and its motor carrier number is MC-256153.

Is TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 13.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 383 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).