NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAY INC
USDOT 1708037 · Doing business as NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAY
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (33 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate13.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1708037 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-626742 |
| Legal Name | NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAY INC |
| DBA Name | NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAY |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5307515115 |
| Address | 3241 INDUSTRIAL DR, Yuba City, CA, 95993 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20191004) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 90 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 89 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 402 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-01-23 — CA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-11-25 — OR — towaway
- 2025-07-29 — CA — towaway
- 2025-02-03 — OR — towaway
- 2024-09-24 — OR — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (53), 51 (39), 2 (34).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 33 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 33 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 756,330 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-MAY-26 |
NORTHWEST FREIGHTWAY INC operates 33 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in CA.
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