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Company CheckVNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC · DOT 2495658

1623 E GARLAND AVE, SPOKANE, WA, 99207

DOT# 2495658 MC# 888479 Spokane, Washington 11 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jan 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 3, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 10, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1623 E GARLAND AVE, SPOKANE, WA, 99207

Mailing Address1623 E GARLAND AVE, SPOKANE, WA, 99207

Other Companies at This Address

Address1623 E GARLAND AVE, SPOKANE, WA 99207

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
RELIABLE TRANSPORT INC	2249949	Sign in	Active
VNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC this company	2495658	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC864586

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC888479

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 2.66 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage347,788 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS11.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/13/2015

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/29/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT6246836111

Last checked09/16/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage347,788 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total16

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/13/2015

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

12 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jan 2026, 15 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

10 roadside violations across 15 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 8 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (21)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/21/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 44 @ EAST RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALL SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	NC43 NEAR NC55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/10/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BERESFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	MANDAN ND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOCCASIN MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 29 S 115 MM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREAT FALLS MT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GILLETTE PORT OF ENTRY	6	0	0	6	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOX ELDER SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLEARWATER MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLYMOUTH WA	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERSKINE MN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BELLE FOURCHE SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20 AND MM 137	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections16

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA04253796	$1,000,000	12/01/2021	12/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3359688	$1,000,000	11/07/2014	09/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM014962-01	$1,000,000	11/02/2015	10/30/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM014962-01	$1,000,000	11/02/2015	11/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3948835	$1,000,000	10/30/2016	12/21/2016	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC888479	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/16/2021	-	-
MC888479	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/14/2014	REVOKED	09/08/2015
MC888479	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/09/2015	REVOKED	01/03/2017
MC888479	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/06/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2016
MC864586	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	05/22/2014	-	-

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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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/29/2026.

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.

VNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (21)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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