Carrier profile · USDOT 2012584 · MC-709165 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

West Coast Transportation LLC

3 power unitsavg 16.9 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-709165 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 675-0697 Email dispatchwestcoasttransportation1@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average77.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo77.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo77.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.9 yr

Model years 1997–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 77.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

75.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’12–’14

Northland’24–’26

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Jan 2026	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Apr 2019	$750K	4
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2012 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.9 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

13714 PLAYER ST

Top corridor

TX 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3413173 USDOT 3798379 USDOT 86876Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3413173 USDOT 3798379 USDOT 3827939 USDOT 3926914 USDOT 4312430 USDOT 86876

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos castillo — 55 carriers: USDOT 852831 USDOT 1013514 USDOT 1375033 USDOT 1553248 USDOT 1589195 USDOT 1635870 USDOT 1661957 USDOT 1769257

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13714 PLAYER ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77045
Mailing address: 14603 CARADINE ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77085
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 675-0697
Email: westcoasttransportation1@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Castillo
USDOT / docket: 2012584 · MC-709165
First registered: Mar 26, 2010
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC.

WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2012584) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 77.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2012584, and its motor carrier number is MC-709165.

Is WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 77.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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