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Company CheckTHE NORTHWEST CONNECTION LLC · DOT 276588

1126 EASTLAND DRIVE NORTH SUITE 100, TWIN FALLS, ID, 83301

DOT# 276588 MC# 180773 Twin Falls, Idaho 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Nov 5, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Nov 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 1, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 13, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1126 EASTLAND DRIVE NORTH SUITE 100, TWIN FALLS, ID, 83301

Mailing Address1126 EASTLAND DRIVE N STE 100, TWIN FALLS, ID, 83301

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC180773

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 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 3 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.33 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage105,198 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/08/2000

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective10/19/2009

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GWP26402A

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage105,198 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/08/2000 | Rated: 12/19/2000

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

2025

4 · 1 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 Nov 2025, 4 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

10 roadside violations across 4 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 4 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 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 (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/05/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTICELLO UT	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORTEZ CO	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	GREEN RIVER UT	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	HEYBURN ID	7	2	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	ALLEGHENY CASUALTY COMPANY	ACC006002972	$0	10/01/2023	11/11/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615988856	$0	10/01/2015	12/09/2015	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615981211	$0	05/08/2012	06/21/2012	Cancelled
84	SURETY	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	2033051	$0	04/19/1998	04/19/1998	Replaced
84	SURETY	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	JR6474	$0	04/19/1998	03/10/2002	Name Changed
84	SURETY	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	NONE	$0	04/19/1995	05/29/1996	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN BONDING COMPANY	9313270	$0	04/19/1994	05/27/1995	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$0	02/04/2002	01/20/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$0	02/04/2002	01/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$1,000,000	02/04/2002	01/20/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$1,000,000	02/04/2002	01/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP26402A	$0	01/01/2005	10/19/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP26402A	$1,000,000	01/01/2005	10/19/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$0	01/01/2001	03/10/2002	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$1,000,000	01/01/2001	02/04/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$1,000,000	01/01/2001	03/10/2002	Name Changed
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2487396	$0	01/01/2001	02/04/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$1,000,000	01/01/2000	01/01/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$0	01/01/2000	01/30/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$0	01/01/2000	01/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$1,000,000	01/01/1999	01/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$1,000,000	01/01/1999	01/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$1,000,000	01/01/1993	01/01/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP30492A	$0	01/01/1993	01/01/2000	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC180773	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/15/1986	-	-
MC180773	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/22/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2009
MC180773	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/22/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2009
MC180773	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/23/1990	-	-
MC180773	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/07/1985	-	-
MC180773	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/01/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/13/1993

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95/100

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, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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