NORTHERN VALLEY LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202647 inspections · 102 violations (26 OOS) · 57% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance3 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
15
3× · sev 5
- 2396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
12
3× · sev 4
- 3393.48A-BIBDVehicle Maintenance
Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
8
2× · sev 4
- 4393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
8
2× · sev 4
- 5395.8K2-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty
5
1× · sev 5
- 6392.2-SLLSR
State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
3
3×
- 7393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
3
3×
- 8396.3A1-BOS2 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
2
2×
- 9393.104B-CVehicle Maintenance
Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns
2
2× · sev 1
- 10392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX5
- FL4
- LA3
- MO3
- GA2
- AL2
- MT2
- CA2
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 396.17C-PI×3Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- 393.53B-B×2Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 393.48A-BIBD×2Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
- 393.47E×3Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 392.2-SLLSR×3State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
- 393.104B×2Damaged securement system/tiedowns · OOS
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 395.8A1-HOSP×4HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed · OOS
- 395.8F01Drivers record of duty status not current
- 395.8K2-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty · OOS
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA72 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 42 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- DANNY KOWALSKI
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2025-01-15
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-05-28
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or addresses with 48 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
15 events- 03/10/2026Insurance cancelled — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
BIPD/Primary · policy URG-03076
- 02/27/2026Insurance filed — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy URG-03076
- 02/27/2026Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
BIPD/Primary · policy URG-03076
- 02/11/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/02/2026)
- 12/24/2025Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-CWH-OH-19-S0345876-00
- 11/28/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/26/2025)
- 10/10/2025Insurance cancelled — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 9300145945
- 10/06/2025Insurance replaced — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 9300145945
- 09/15/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/09/2025)
- 05/28/2025MCS-150 update filed
- 05/06/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA992653979
- 04/28/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA992653979
- 04/09/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2025)
- 02/07/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 01/15/2025Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-05-28
- Reported mileage
- —
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