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Walter E Nelson Co — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Inspections

152 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Walter E Nelson Co

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

5937 N Cutter Circle, Portland, OR 97217

Phone

(503) 285-3037

Power units

59

Drivers

90

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.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

7.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 152 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 152 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

slenoir@walterenelson.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

4

Reportable crashes

4

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OR 02/2026 · OR 01/2026 · WA 10/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 252025: 492024: 532023: 25
Level I — Full: 71Level III — Driver-only: 50Level II — Walk-around: 31
DateStateLevel
Jul 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026WALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026WALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026WALevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026WALevel I — Full
Feb 12, 2026WALevel I — Full
Feb 12, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026ORLevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2026WALevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2026WALevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026WALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2026ORLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025WALevel I — Full
Nov 25, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025WALevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025ORLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025WALevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025WALevel I — Full
Sep 10, 2025WALevel I — Full
Sep 9, 2025WALevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025WALevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025ORLevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2025ORLevel I — Full
May 15, 2025ORLevel I — Full
May 15, 2025WALevel I — Full
May 7, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025WALevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2025ORLevel I — Full
Apr 3, 2025WALevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2025WALevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2025WALevel I — Full
Mar 5, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2025WALevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Jan 30, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jan 16, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2025WALevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2024WALevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2024ORLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2024WALevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2024IDLevel I — Full
Dec 10, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2024ORLevel I — Full
Dec 4, 2024WALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2024WALevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2024IDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2024WALevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2024WALevel I — Full
Sep 13, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2024ORLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2024WALevel I — Full
Jul 26, 2024WALevel I — Full
Jul 25, 2024ORLevel I — Full
Jul 25, 2024IDLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 152 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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