Carrier profile · USDOT 235585 · MC-155743 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC

138 power unitsavg 6.8 yrRegional · 5 statesTACOMA, WA77/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-155743 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

138Power units

121 observed · MCS-150

151Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 922-1911 Email dispatchjonlucich@veneerchip.com

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

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

138 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

219 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 108 vehicle and 219 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.6 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

214 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 24

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 138-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 138
Inspections · 24 mo: 219
Annualized: ≈110 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving183 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance43 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 28 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness8 · 8 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 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 / 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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Unigard’94–’98

American Forest’04–’11

Enumclaw’14–’20

Imperium’20–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2026	$750K	6
MUTUAL OF ENUMCLAW INSURANCE CO.	May 2014 → May 2020	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → May 2014	$750K	2
AMERICAN FAMILY HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2013	$750K	2
AMERICAN FOREST CASUALTY COMPANY RRG	May 2004 → May 2011	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	May 2003 → Jul 2003	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → May 2002	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → May 2001	$750K	2
UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE CO	May 1999 → May 2000	$750K	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 1998 → Jun 1999	$750K	2
UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → May 1998	$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): 138
Observed power (24 mo): 121
Trailers (towed): 151

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

33.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

219

WA busiest

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

Home base

TACOMA, WA

2205 PACIFIC HWY EAST

Top corridor

WA 150 · MT 24 · ID 23

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 (30 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1637774 USDOT 2634292 USDOT 255166 USDOT 213447 USDOT 3080427 USDOT 1649440 USDOT 1468144 USDOT 1809604

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

138

Observed (24 mo)

121

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: 2205 PACIFIC HWY EAST, TACOMA, WA, 98424
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (253) 922-1911
Fax: (253) 922-1629
Email: jonlucich@veneerchip.com
Web domain: veneerchip.com

Registration

Officers: Jonathan Luchich · James Lucich
USDOT / docket: 235585 · MC-155743
First registered: Jul 28, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2024 · 11,493,571 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 26, 2012
D-U-N-S: 4903571

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

138

Power units

152

Drivers

152

CDL drivers

11,493,571

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 VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC.

VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 235585) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 219 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 108 vehicle-level and 219 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 138 power units and 152 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 235585, and its motor carrier number is MC-155743.

Is VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

VENEER CHIP TRANSPORT INC has a 23.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 382 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).