ELDER LOGISTICS INC
162 power units
50 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 90.0 / 100
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Moderate confidence
16 yrs history · 152 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 162
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 33
- Annual miles
- 3.8M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Tractors | 79 | 14 | 0 | 93 |
| Trailers | 84 | 81 | 0 | 165 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 27, 2026)
- Registered
- Dec 6, 2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 12, 2025
- Officer
- SCOTT ELDER
- Phone
- (206) 730-3073
- selder@elderlogisticsinc.com
- Address
- 310 North Meridian, Puyallup WA 98371
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
152
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.5%
26 of 98 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
3 of 152 driver inspections
Violations
153
30 out-of-service violations
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 3 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
153 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert113 · 27 out-of-serviceBrakes 33 · Lights 30 · Tires 15 · Steering & suspension 4 · Cargo securement 3 · 28 more
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Unsafe driving No alert20 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 8 · Speeding 8 · Phone use 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert17 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · False log 3 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Nov152024Nov 15, 2024 · WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dusk, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep262024Sep 26, 2024 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Dec 11, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Dec 11, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Washington (HQ) 66
- California 33
- Oregon 20
- Nevada 18
- Utah 5
- North Carolina 3
- Idaho 2
- Montana 2
43% of inspections were in its home state.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 56 | 5.50 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 18 | 0.60 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 11 | 0.36 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.06 | No alert |
152 driver inspections · 98 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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