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USDOT 249090MC149121

Ridgefield Woodwaste Co — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1980)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

41 on file

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Out-of-service

OOS rate at 2x national average or worse

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Groat Brothers Inc

DBA

Ridgefield Woodwaste Co

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

608 W Scott Ave, Woodland, WA 98674

Phone

(360) 225-8868

Power units

29

Drivers

18

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC149121

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/28/2021 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/02/2021
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/28/2021 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/02/2021

Insurance filings

91X — Western National Mutual Insurance Co. · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

7.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 41 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

58.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 41 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

groat@teleport.com — company domain

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Domain age

teleport.com registered 1993-02-19 (33 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OR 09/2025 · WA 01/2025 · OR 09/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 42025: 102024: 162023: 11
Level II — Walk-around: 16Level I — Full: 14Level III — Driver-only: 11
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026WALevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026WALevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2025ORLevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jan 20, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jan 17, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2024WALevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2024ORLevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2024WALevel I — Full
Sep 19, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 18, 2024WALevel I — Full
Aug 29, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024ORLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2024WALevel I — Full
May 15, 2024WALevel I — Full
Mar 7, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 14, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 27, 2023WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2023WALevel I — Full
Oct 27, 2023WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2023WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2023WALevel I — Full
Jul 31, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2023WALevel I — Full
Jul 19, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 41 of 41 inspections on file.

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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