Carrier profile · USDOT 2542736 · MC-884856 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC

25 power unitsavg 13.9 yrRegional · 3 statesRENTON, WA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-884856 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

104Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(206) 575-6257 Email dispatchdispatch@washingtonfreightservice.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

126 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 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 76 vehicle and 126 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.4% · 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 28.6 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

122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 12

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: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 126
Annualized: ≈63 / 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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: 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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’16–’18

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2019 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	5
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Oct 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 104

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

23.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

126

WA busiest

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

Home base

RENTON, WA

15 S GRADY WAY #410

Top corridor

WA 117 · OR 6 · CA 3

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: 12 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 237360 USDOT 2557329 USDOT 3969741 USDOT 3537417 USDOT 3772487 USDOT 3991527 USDOT 933879 USDOT 186375Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (52 trucks · 38 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 237360 USDOT 2557329 USDOT 688143 USDOT 1754891 USDOT 933879 USDOT 1309810 USDOT 232734 USDOT 190356

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: 15 S GRADY WAY #410, RENTON, WA, 98057
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (206) 575-6257
Email: dispatch@washingtonfreightservice.com
Web domain: washingtonfreightservice.com

Registration

Officer: Garydhaliwal Dhaliwal
USDOT / docket: 2542736 · MC-884856
First registered: Sep 18, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jun 15, 2026 · 1,021,099 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,021,099

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 WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC.

WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC (USDOT 2542736) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 2, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 126 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 76 vehicle-level and 126 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC's USDOT number?

WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 2542736, and its motor carrier number is MC-884856.

Is WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC's safety record?

WASHINGTON FREIGHT SERVICE LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 186 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).