Carrier profile · USDOT 4017877 · MC-1514638 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Pacific Channel Transportation LLC

151 power unitsavg 3.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesPORTLAND, OR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1514638 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

151Power units

135 observed · MCS-150

56Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(503) 851-6811 Email dispatchmespitia@pacctrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 489 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.2%

▼ 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-mo8.2%

▼ 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

151 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.8 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

287 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.2%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 — 159 vehicle and 287 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.5% · 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 7.0 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

275 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 19

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 151-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 151
Inspections · 24 mo: 287
Annualized: ≈144 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving119 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 21 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 7 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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Technology’23–’24

Technology’25–’26

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	3
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Apr 2023 → May 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 151
Observed power (24 mo): 135
Trailers (towed): 56

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

61.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

286

WA busiest

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

Home base

PORTLAND, OR

8812 NE ALDERWOOD RD

Top corridor

WA ⇄ OR

WA 158 · ID 36 · OR 35

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: 16 trucks also ran under 18 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3075510 USDOT 3124017 USDOT 3721774 USDOT 4350289 USDOT 299073 USDOT 1711045 USDOT 587046 USDOT 3878690Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 109 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 86820 USDOT 1873432 USDOT 1958758 USDOT 3280367 USDOT 4144941 USDOT 38027 USDOT 327574 USDOT 2754185

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pacctrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4017396

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

151

Observed (24 mo)

135

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8812 NE ALDERWOOD RD, PORTLAND, OR, 97220
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (503) 851-6811
Email: mespitia@pacctrans.com
Web domain: pacctrans.com

Registration

Officer: Maximo Espitia
USDOT / docket: 4017877 · MC-1514638
First registered: Jan 25, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 10,950,529 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

151

Power units

187

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,950,529

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 PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4017877) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 287 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 159 vehicle-level and 287 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 151 power units and 187 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 4017877, and its motor carrier number is MC-1514638.

Is PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 8.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 489 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 151 power units and 187 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

PACIFIC CHANNEL TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in PORTLAND, OR, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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