Carrier profile · USDOT 1754891 · MC-642014 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

National Transportation Services Inc

DBA NTS

57 power unitsavg 12.7 yrLocal · 2 statesAUBURN, WA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-642014 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

57Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

151Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 395-2458 Email dispatchgagan@ntswinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 average57.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.0%

▲ 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-mo57.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

57 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

173 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 57.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 114 vehicle and 173 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 9.8 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

164 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 15

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 57-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 57
Inspections · 24 mo: 173
Annualized: ≈87 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance124 · 53 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving92 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance52 · 22 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 24 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance22 · 14 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Western National’09–’18

United States’21–’23

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2023	$750K	4
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2018	$750K	4
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → Aug 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 57
Observed power (24 mo): 53
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

12.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

29.9%

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

173

WA busiest

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

Home base

AUBURN, WA

1240 W MAIN ST

Top corridor

WA 170 · 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

Last 12 months: 12 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3494757 USDOT 4507853 USDOT 1023155 USDOT 4389643 USDOT 237360 USDOT 2401379 USDOT 484360 USDOT 3876374Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (96 trucks · 88 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2154826 USDOT 3555106 USDOT 3571333 USDOT 2571285 USDOT 3804797 USDOT 4114403 USDOT 2173593 USDOT 4389643

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1240 W MAIN ST, AUBURN, WA, 98001
Mailing address: PO BOX 1226, KENT, WA, 98035
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (253) 395-2458
Email: gagan@ntswinc.com
Web domain: ntswinc.com

Registration

Officers: Manjit Litt · Sikander Sekhon
USDOT / docket: 1754891 · MC-642014
First registered: Mar 31, 2008
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 1,899,836 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 6, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,899,836

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 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 1754891) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 173 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 114 vehicle-level and 173 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 57 power units and 57 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 6, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1754891, and its motor carrier number is MC-642014.

Is NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 57.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 308 roadside inspections, with 10 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 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 57 power units and 57 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in AUBURN, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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