Tri City Herald — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Mcclatchy Newspapers
DBA
Tri City Herald
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
333 W Canal Drive, Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone
(509) 582-1499
Power units
2
Drivers
7
First on record
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Last MCS-150 filing
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Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jhug@tricityherald.com — company domain
Domain age
tricityherald.com registered 1999-11-20 (27 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: WA 07/2014 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
Old Dominion unveils new $10.5M Northwest freight hub in Tri-Cities - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 5/14/2026
City digs in at Richland 'junkyard’ house. Owner makes plea to save items - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 7/20/2026
Real estate broker heads to jail after texting sexual messages to Tri-Cities teen - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 10/17/2025
Eastern WA site may become largest trucking services complex for hundreds of miles - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 8/20/2024
WA state truckers are making a difference in the fight against human trafficking | Opinion - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 1/24/2023
Tearing out lower Snake River dams gaining support in D.C. and WA state - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 3/23/2022
Freight shipping center near Tri-Cities abruptly shuts down and lays off workers - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 6/18/2023
2 managers accused of faking insurance paperwork after Eastern WA wine truck crash - Tri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald · 3/18/2025
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