Newton's Underground Utilities — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Ralph Wayne Newton
DBA
Newton's Underground Utilities
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2017 Se Benson Pl, Newport, OR 97365
Phone
(541) 265-6980
Power units
1
Drivers
1
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.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
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.
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