Carrier profile · USDOT 728746 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

North West Handling Systems Inc

251 power unitsavg 6.3 yrRegional · 6 statesPORTLAND, OR93/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

251Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(503) 465-9200 Email dispatchsharonv@nwhs.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

251 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 10.4 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 8

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 251-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 251
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 251
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

35.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

PORTLAND, OR

18008 NE AIRPORT WAY

Top corridor

WA ⇄ OR

WA 30 · AK 8 · OR 4

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

251

Observed (24 mo)

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: 18008 NE AIRPORT WAY, PORTLAND, OR, 97230
Mailing address: 1100 SW 7TH, RENTON, WA, 98057
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (503) 465-9200
Fax: (425) 981-1187
Email: sharonv@nwhs.com
Web domain: nwhs.com

Registration

Officers: John Franck · James Franck
USDOT / docket: 728746
First registered: Feb 6, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jan 1, 2026 · 5,140,284 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 55492565

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

251

Power units

251

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,140,284

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 NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC.

NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 728746) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 251 power units and 251 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 728746.

Is NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC has a 29.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC operates 251 power units and 251 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC based?

NORTH WEST HANDLING SYSTEMS INC is based in PORTLAND, OR, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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