TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC
(541) 926-6020
dthompson@tradewindstransportation.com
6404 Old Salem Road Ne, Albany OR 97321
87
tractors · all owned
75 drivers
8.4M mi/yr · ~96k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 69.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 250 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 87
- Drivers · CDL
- 75 · 75
- Annual miles
- 8.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Trailers | 170 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
Registration
- Registered
- 10-17-2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-19-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DONALD HEADRICK
- Officer
- DONALD A THOMPSON
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
US Mail
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
250
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.2%
24 of 169
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
6 of 250
Violations
99
32 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
99 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert66 · 27 OOSBrakes 34 · Tires 11 · Lights 10 · Steering & suspension 5 · Cargo securement 1 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 11 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 1
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Hours of service No alert10 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul152026OregonInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul62026WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr292026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar192026NevadaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul192025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb152025WyomingProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep282024CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
2 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 7 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Nov 11, 2005 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Inspections by state
- California 148
- Washington 23
- Nevada 19
- Oregon (HQ) 12
- Utah 12
- Colorado 9
- New Mexico 6
- Arizona 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 12 of 250 inspections were in Oregon.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
250
Driver Insp
250
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
169
Vehicle OOS
24
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 17 | 1.78 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.16 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.21 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 42 | 2.16 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.