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BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC

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Company CheckBACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC · DOT 4406760

821 N ST STE 102, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99501

DOT# 4406760 MC# 1739065 Anchorage, Alaska

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5

Power Units

12

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,500,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Aug 29, 2025
GRANTED MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER.
May 8, 2025
Registered with FMCSA.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,500,000).
Sep 27, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Company Information

Legal NameBACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC

DOT Number4406760

MC Number1739065

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationAnchorage, Alaska

Added05/08/2025

MCS-15006/12/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address821 N ST STE 102, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99501

Mailing Address1887 WHITNEY MESA DR #1565, HENDERSON, NV, 89014

Other Companies at This Address

Address821 N ST STE 102, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501

9

Others here

9

Distinct phones

8

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AURORA HOTSHOT EXPRESS LLC	4533338	Sign in	Active
BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC this company	4406760	Sign in	Active
FAR NORTH TRANSPORT LLC	5271655	Sign in	Active
MEJO ENTERPRISE LLC	4250443	Sign in	Active
MENDENHALL RIDES	4359496	Sign in	Active
MNJ SERVICES LLC	4503723	Sign in	Active
PWS EXPRESS	4453537	Sign in	Active
TRIAD	8416775	Sign in	Active
ALEK ENTERPRISES LLC	3134350	Sign in	Inactive
BACKCOUNTRY JOURNEYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS WORKSHOPS & SAFARIS LLC	4416742	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 TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1739065

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) Passenger Carrier

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.

Mileage

Annual Mileage83,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

12

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

12

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$1,500,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyMARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MKX500790502

Last checked07/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers12

Mileage83,000 mi

MCS-15006/2025

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%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	MKX5007902	$500,000	06/23/2025	09/27/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1739065	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/29/2025	-	-

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Very new carrier (under 1 year)−10

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

Very new carrier (under 1 year)

Operating authority was granted less than a year ago.

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.