Northstar Chemical — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
67 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Northstar Chemical
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
14200 S W Tualatin Sherwood Rd, Sherwood, OR 97140
Phone
(503) 625-3770
Power units
28
Drivers
27
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
4.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 67 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
13.4%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 67 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
northstar@northstarchemical.com — company domain
Domain age
northstarchemical.com registered 2002-12-12 (24 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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 04/2024 · OR 01/2023 · WA 07/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 11, 2026 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2026 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 29, 2026 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 28, 2026 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Jan 20, 2026 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Jan 19, 2026 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Dec 17, 2025 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 8, 2025 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 13, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 6, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 29, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 22, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 5, 2025 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 10, 2025 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 8, 2025 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Jul 3, 2025 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 19, 2025 | WA | Level I — Full |
| May 19, 2025 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 18, 2025 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 13, 2025 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 11, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 4, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 29, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 9, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 17, 2024 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 11, 2024 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Nov 11, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 31, 2024 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Oct 4, 2024 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 11, 2024 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 14, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 8, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 1, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2024 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 5, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 30, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 29, 2024 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 20, 2024 | OR | Level I — Full |
| May 20, 2024 | OR | Level I — Full |
| May 16, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 16, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 1, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 28, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 27, 2024 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 26, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 15, 2024 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 6, 2024 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Dec 28, 2023 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 28, 2023 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 27, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 6, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 5, 2023 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Nov 8, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 7, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 31, 2023 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 6, 2023 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 26, 2023 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 25, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 13, 2023 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2023 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Aug 24, 2023 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Aug 2, 2023 | OR | Level I — Full |
| Jul 26, 2023 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 12, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 10, 2023 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 67 of 67 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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