Northwest Steel & Pipe Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
27 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Northwest Steel & Pipe Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
4802 S Proctor Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone
(253) 473-8888
Power units
21
Drivers
12
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 27 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
22.2%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 27 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
ray@nwsteel.net — company domain
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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: OR 06/2025 · WA 04/2024 · WA 03/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 29, 2026 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 9, 2026 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 29, 2026 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 11, 2026 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 28, 2026 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Apr 16, 2026 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 7, 2026 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 6, 2026 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 4, 2026 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 4, 2026 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 2, 2026 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 26, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 10, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 20, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 15, 2025 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 1, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 10, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 6, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 25, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 14, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2024 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 6, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 29, 2023 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 17, 2023 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 4, 2023 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 27 of 27 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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Recent coverage
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