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AVALANCHE EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckAVALANCHE EXPRESS INC · DOT 2148655

558 CENTRAL WAY APT A311, KIRKLAND, WA, 98033

DOT# 2148655 MC# 711056 Kirkland, Washington 16 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameAVALANCHE EXPRESS INC

DOT Number2148655

MC Number711056

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationKirkland, Washington

Added04/30/2011

MCS-15012/23/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address558 CENTRAL WAY APT A311, KIRKLAND, WA, 98033

Mailing Address558 CENTRAL WAY APT A311, KIRKLAND, WA, 98033

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/08/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/15/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Contact☎ (515) 243-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record7

Bond history

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCsince Apr 17, 2019 · active

PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Oct 2013 to Jul 2014 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONJun 2012 to May 2013 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address558 CENTRAL WAY APT A311, KIRKLAND, WA 98033

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AVALANCHE EXPRESS INC this company	2148655	Sign in	Active
GREG KURRASCH II	1966746	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC711056

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating16 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/08/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Policy #101672293

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating16 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2012-12-10	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2012-12-13

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/14/2013	07/02/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 070 12 25	$750,000	08/05/2013	05/04/2014	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	20120606646	$0	06/07/2012	05/01/2013	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	06/02/2010	06/07/2012	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	06/02/2010	07/06/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS032010	$750,000	05/06/2014	11/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 070 12 25	$750,000	05/04/2013	08/05/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 070 12 25	$750,000	05/04/2013	08/19/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	GIC 09-1900-02210	$750,000	05/04/2012	05/04/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	GIC 09-1900-01209	$750,000	05/04/2011	05/04/2012	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	05/01/2013	10/14/2013	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	04/10/2019	04/17/2019	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	04/10/2019	02/16/2022	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC711056	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	11/08/2010	-	-
MC711056	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/06/2013
MC711056	HOUSEHOLD GOODS BROKER	GRANTED	06/08/2010	REVOKED	05/06/2014
MC711056	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/13/2011	REVOKED	11/19/2014
MC711056	HOUSEHOLD GOODS BROKER	REINSTATED	04/17/2019	-	-
MC711056	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/16/2019	REVOKED	04/17/2019
MC711056	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/09/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2012
MC711056	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/02/2013
MC711056	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/07/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2014
MC711056	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/13/2022

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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