Carrier profile · USDOT 325568 · MC-163357 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

East-west Inc

30 power unitsavg 5.9 yrMulti-region · 14 statesFLETCHER, NC87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163357 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

71Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 686-5434 Email dispatcheastwestfinance1@att.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes27 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

126 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 126 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

46.7% · 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 14.2 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

119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 11

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

≈2.1 / 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: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 126
Annualized: ≈63 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 22 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Old Republic’01–’09

Old Republic’12–’18

Sentry Select’18–’24

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2024	$750K	3
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1998 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	May 1992 → Mar 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 71

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

67.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

126

NC busiest

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

Home base

FLETCHER, NC

5130 HENDERSONVILLE RD

Top corridor

NC 33 · KY 32 · TN 21

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 21800Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 23451 USDOT 3561034 USDOT 1586265 USDOT 3999668 USDOT 188891 USDOT 270179 USDOT 1758605

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5130 HENDERSONVILLE RD, FLETCHER, NC, 28732
Mailing address: PO BOX 580, FLETCHER, NC, 28732
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 686-5434
Fax: (828) 686-5550
Email: eastwestfinance1@att.net

Registration

Officers: Tim Allen · Spencer Linn
USDOT / docket: 325568 · MC-163357
First registered: Aug 22, 1988
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 3,600,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 15, 2007
D-U-N-S: 1017779

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,600,000

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 EAST-WEST INC.

EAST-WEST INC (USDOT 325568) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 5, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 126 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 126 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 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 30 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 15, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EAST-WEST INC's USDOT number?

EAST-WEST INC's USDOT number is 325568, and its motor carrier number is MC-163357.

Is EAST-WEST INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, EAST-WEST INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EAST-WEST INC's safety record?

EAST-WEST INC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 210 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EAST-WEST INC's fleet?

EAST-WEST INC operates 30 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EAST-WEST INC based?

EAST-WEST INC is based in FLETCHER, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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