BELLINGHAM TRANSFER AND STORAGE INC
DBA MOVE NORTHWEST OLYMPIC MOVE GROUP
USDOT 2308242MC-Docket MC134951LAKEWOOD, WA
Review before tendering26 power units
BELLINGHAM TRANSFER AND STORAGE INC (USDOT 2308242) in LAKEWOOD, WA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.97
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.37
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.7
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.33
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
0
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 26
- Total drivers
- 26
- Years in business
- 14
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 13.6%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 27.8%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-30
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
30
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
85
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-12 → 2026-06-01.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) (not a co-driver) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV. | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Unsafe Driving | Co-Driver - Failed to use seat belt while riding in a property-carrying CMV. | — |
| 2025-10-21 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-10-21 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) (not a co-driver) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV. | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-08-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged | OOS |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing not on the rearmost vehicle. | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Driver Fitness | Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-04-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area | OOS |
| 2025-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-03-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-15 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) improperly mounted | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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