Carrier profile · USDOT 1303168 · MC-505582 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Savanah Logistics LLC

DBA SAVANAH LOGISTICS

71 power unitsavg 11.7 yrLocal · 2 statesSEATTLE, WA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-505582 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

71Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(206) 763-5887 Email dispatchkalab@savanahlogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

71 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 8.5 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 10

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 71-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 71
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’19 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Praetorian’07–’12

Western National’16–’19

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2019

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2019	$750K	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2013	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 2006 → May 2007	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 71
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

35.4%

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

WA busiest

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

Home base

SEATTLE, WA

130 ORCAS ST S

Top corridor

WA 57 · OR 3

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 (6 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2467532 USDOT 4290867 USDOT 3306991 USDOT 3906359 USDOT 3926771 USDOT 4313138 USDOT 3987751 USDOT 362929

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kalab yergaw — 3 carriers: USDOT 906449 USDOT 1888761

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 130 ORCAS ST S, SEATTLE, WA, 98108
Mailing address: PO BOX 81183, SEATTLE, WA, 98108
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (206) 763-5887
Fax: (206) 763-3581
Email: kalab@savanahlogistics.com
Web domain: savanahlogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Kalab Yergaw · Elias Weldemichael
USDOT / docket: 1303168 · MC-505582
First registered: Nov 10, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 970,322 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 18, 2017
Recordable crash rate: 3.33
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

970,322

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 SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC.

SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 1303168) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 13, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 60 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 71 power units and 71 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 18, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 1303168, and its motor carrier number is MC-505582.

Is SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC has a 36.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 93 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC operates 71 power units and 71 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC based?

SAVANAH LOGISTICS LLC is based in SEATTLE, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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